Χαλδαῖος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒆳𒆗𒁺 (/Kaldu/), variant of 𒅗𒃻𒁺 (/Kašdu/), either by dissimilation or as a rendering of the Chaldean lateral ŝ. Cognate of Biblical Hebrew כַּשְׂדִּי (kaśdī, “Chaldean”), Aramaic כַּשְׂדָּי (kaśdāy, “Chaldaean”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰal.dâi̯.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰalˈdɛ.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /xalˈðɛ.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /xalˈðe.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /xalˈðe.os/
Noun
Χᾰλδαῖος • (Khaldaîos) m (genitive Χᾰλδαίου); second declension
- a Chaldean
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Χᾰλδαῖος ho Khaldaîos |
τὼ Χᾰλδαίω tṑ Khaldaíō |
οἱ Χᾰλδαῖοι hoi Khaldaîoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Χᾰλδαίου toû Khaldaíou |
τοῖν Χᾰλδαίοιν toîn Khaldaíoin |
τῶν Χᾰλδαίων tôn Khaldaíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Χᾰλδαίῳ tôi Khaldaíōi |
τοῖν Χᾰλδαίοιν toîn Khaldaíoin |
τοῖς Χᾰλδαίοις toîs Khaldaíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Χᾰλδαῖον tòn Khaldaîon |
τὼ Χᾰλδαίω tṑ Khaldaíō |
τοὺς Χᾰλδαίους toùs Khaldaíous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Χᾰλδαῖε Khaldaîe |
Χᾰλδαίω Khaldaíō |
Χᾰλδαῖοι Khaldaîoi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Khan, Geoffrey, Streck, Michael P., Watson, Janet CE (2012) S. Weninger, editor, The Semitic languages: an international handbook, volume 36, Walter de Gruyter, § 1.3.3.20. The etymon Kaldu, page 79
- ^ Freedman, David Noel, Myers, Allen C., Beck, Astrid B. (2000) “Chaldea”, in Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, page 230
- ^ Daniels, Peter T. (1997) Alan S. Kaye, editor, Phonologies of Asia and Africa: Including the Caucasus, Eisenbrauns, page 27
Further reading
- “χαλδαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Χαλδαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- G5466 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- H3679 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- H3778 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- H3779 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005