What does chaldaeus mean in Latin?

chaldaeus, a noun, means “A Chaldean (person)”.

What is the genitive of chaldaeus?

The genitive singular is chaldaeī. chaldaeus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [kʰaɫˈdae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈdɛː.us].

noun · masculinesecond declension

chaldaeus m (genitive chaldaeī, feminine chaldaea)

Classical[kʰaɫˈdae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kalˈdɛː.us]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos).

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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

chaldaeus²

chaldaeus (feminine chaldaea, neuter chaldaeum)

Classical[kʰaɫˈdae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kalˈdɛː.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	chaldaeus chaldeus	chaldaea chaldea	chaldaeum chaldeum
genitive	chaldaeī chaldeī	chaldaeae chaldeae	chaldaeī chaldeī
dative	chaldaeō chaldeō	chaldaeae chaldeae	chaldaeō chaldeō
accusative	chaldaeum chaldeum	chaldaeam chaldeam	chaldaeum chaldeum
ablative	chaldaeō chaldeō	chaldaeā chaldeā	chaldaeō chaldeō
vocative	chaldaee chaldee	chaldaea chaldea	chaldaeum chaldeum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	chaldaeī chaldeī	chaldaeae chaldeae	chaldaea chaldea
genitive	chaldaeōrum chaldeōrum	chaldaeārum chaldeārum	chaldaeōrum chaldeōrum
dative	chaldaeīs chaldeīs	chaldaeīs chaldeīs	chaldaeīs chaldeīs
accusative	chaldaeōs chaldeōs	chaldaeās chaldeās	chaldaea chaldea
ablative	chaldaeīs chaldeīs	chaldaeīs chaldeīs	chaldaeīs chaldeīs
vocative	chaldaeī chaldeī	chaldaeae chaldeae	chaldaea chaldea

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Chaldaeus adj.,

Chaldaean: grex, of soothsayers, Iu.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos).

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