LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Chaldaea

Chaldaea f sg (genitive Chaldaeae)

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularChaldea (an ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeChaldaea—
genitiveChaldaeae—
dativeChaldaeae—
accusativeChaldaeam—
ablativeChaldaeā—
vocativeChaldaea—
locativeChaldaeae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλδαία (Khaldaía).

Descendants
  • EnglishChaldea
  • GermanChaldäa
  • ItalianCaldea
  • FrenchChaldéefrom Middle French Chaldee
  • EnglishChaldeefrom Middle French Chaldee
  • PortugueseCaldeia
  • SpanishCaldea

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyChaldaeaChaldaea (Χαλδαία, Eth. Χαλδαῖος), in a strict sense, was probably only, what Ptolemy (5.20.3) considered it, a small tract of country, adjoining the …

Quick answers

What does Chaldaea mean in Latin?
Chaldaea, a proper noun, means “Chaldea (an ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the w”.
What is the genitive of Chaldaea?
The genitive singular is Chaldaeae. Chaldaea is feminine, first declension.