chaldaei
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Chaldaeus, Chaldaea, Chaldaeum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Near East
Chaldaen, of/concerning Chaldaens; of their soothsayers/astrologers/astronomers;
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - Entry →Chaldaeus, Chaldaei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Near East
Chaldaen, people of south Assyria; their soothsayers/astrologers/astronomers;
gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...DECIMI I. Dissertatio Favorini philosophi adversus eos, qui Chaldaei appellantur et ex coetu motibusque siderum et stellarum fata..."Liber III
Aulus Gellius
"...nascuntur. Pericula quoque vitae fortunarumque hominum, quae "climacteras" Chaldaei appellant, gravissimos quosque fieri affirmat septenarios. Praeter hoc modum..."Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...catelli interdum et pueri; faciet quod deferat ipse. Chaldaeis sed maior erit fiducia: quidquid dixerit astrologus, credent..."Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...cometas in numero stellarum errantium poni a Chaldaeis tenerique cursus eorum. Epigenes contra ait Chaldaeos nihil de cometis..."Domitianus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...horam etiam, nec non et genus mortis. Adulescentulo Chaldaei cuncta praedixerant; pater quoque super cenam quondam fungis abstinentem..."Liber XIV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...crediderat Agrippina contempseratque. nam consulenti super Nerone responderunt Chaldaei fore ut imperaret matremque occideret; atque illa "occidat" inquit..."