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phrase

ad kalendās Graecās

ad kalendās Graecās
Classical[ˈad kaˈɫɛn.daːs ˈɡrae̯.kaːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈad kaˈlɛn.das ˈɡrɛː.kas]

Meaning

  1. idiomaticnever at all; never in a month of Sundays.

Origins

Attributed by Suetonius in Lives of the Twelve Caesars to Caesar Augustus. The kalends (also written calends) were specific days of the Roman calendar (the first of the month), not of the Greek, and so the “Greek Kalends” would never occur.

Descendants
  • EnglishGreek calends
  • Frenchaux calendes grecques
  • Italianalle calende greche

Quick answers

What does ad kalendās Graecās mean in Latin?
ad kalendās Graecās, a phrase, means “never at all; never in a month of Sundays.”.
How do you pronounce ad kalendās Graecās?
In classical Latin, [ˈad kaˈɫɛn.daːs ˈɡrae̯.kaːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈad kaˈlɛn.das ˈɡrɛː.kas].