Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaldee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: chaldee
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Dated form of Chaldea.

Dated

adj

Synonym of Chaldean.

Dated

noun

Synonym of Chaldean.

Dated

noun

A wise individual involved in the occult.

name

The Aramaic language, or Biblical Aramaic specifically.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Abraham departed from Chaldee […]"
"'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'"

Etymology

From Latin Chaldaea via Middle French Chaldee.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Chaldaea, Chaldee, chaldaeus

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

Chaldees (plural)

Synonyms

Chaldean chaldaean

Questions

What does chaldee mean?: Dated form of Chaldea.
Where does chaldee come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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