chaldaeus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰaɫˈdae̯.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kalˈdɛː.us] === Adjective === chaldaeus (feminine chaldaea, neuter chaldaeum); first/second-declension adjective Chaldean, of or pertaining to the Chaldean/Assyrian/Syriac people. astrologist, fortuneteller, mountebank, and the like ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Related terms ==== chaldaeicus chaldaicus ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ French: chaldéen === Noun === chaldaeus m (genitive chaldaeī, feminine chaldaea); second declension A Chaldean (person) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: Chaldean ⇒ French: Chaldéen Middle French: Chaldee French: Chaldée → English: Chaldee