Lewis & Short

Parsing inflected forms may not always work as expected. If the following does not give the correct word, try Latin Words or Perseus.

Chaldaei, ōrum, m., = Χαλδαῖοι,

  1. I. the Chaldœans, a people of Assyria, distinguished, in an early age, for their knowledge of astronomy and astrology.
    1. A. Of the nation or people, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 105; Mel. 3, 8, 5.
    2. B. In gen., soothsayers, astrologers, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2; 2, 42, 87 sq.; Val. Max. 3, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 1, 1 sqq.; sing.: Chaldaeus, a soothsayer, Cato, R. R. 5, 4; gen. plur. Chaldaeūm, Lucr. 5, 726.
  2. II. Hence,
    1. A. Chaldaeus, a, um, adj., Chaldœan: regnum, Luc. 8, 226.
      1. 2. Esp., of or belonging to the soothsayers: secta, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 211: grex, Juv. 10, 94.
    2. B. Chal-dăĭcus, a, um, adj., the same: genus praedicendi, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 88: rationes, id. ib. 2, 47, 98: gentes, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 121.