noun · femininefirst declension
kalendae
kalendae f pl (genitive kalendārum)
Classical[kaˈɫɛn.dae̯]Ecclesiastical[kaˈlɛn.de]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- Ancient Romefemininepluralthe calends, the first day of the month
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
prīmus diēs mēnsis.kalendae -ārum f pl — in Mille Verba, Tempus et Numerī
diēs prīmus mēnsisKalendae -ārum (f) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 5 and IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 21
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | kalendae |
| genitive | — | kalendārum calendārum |
| dative | — | kalendīs calendīs |
| accusative | — | kalendās calendās |
| ablative | — | kalendīs calendīs |
| vocative | — | kalendae |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- Kalendis Ianuariis Romā (dabam)
- Rome, January 1st.
Kălendae (Cal-;
I. v. the letter K), ārum, f. root kal-, cal-; Gr. καλέω; Lat. calāre, clamo; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 27 Müll.; prop., the day when the order of days was proclaimed; hence, the Calends, the first day of the month: primi dies nominati Kalendae, ab eo quod his diebus calantur ejus mensis nonae a pontificibus, quintanae an septimanae sint futurae, Varr. L. L. l. l.; Macr. S. 1, 15:
sed heus tu, ecquid vides Kalendas venire, Antonium non venire? Cic. Att. 2, 2, 3: litteras accepi datas pridie Kalendas Maias, on the last day of April, id. ib. 13, 20, 1.—Interest was due on the first day of each month; hence: tristes Kalendae, Hor. S. 1, 3, 87: celeres, Ov. R. Am. 561.—This reckoning of time was Roman only; hence: Kalendae Ausoniae, Ov. F. 1, 55.—Prov.: ad Kalendas Graecas solvere, i. e. never, August. ap. Suet. Aug. 87.— The Kalends were sacred to Juno, Ov. F. 1, 55; Macr. S. 1, 15; hence the first day of the year, Kalendae Martiae, was celebrated as a festival of married women, the Matronalia: dabat, sicut Saturnalibus viris apophoreta, ita per Kalendas Martias feminis, Suet. Vesp. 19: Martiis caelebs quid agam Kalendis, Hor. C. 3, 8, 1: scis certe, puto, vestra jam venire Saturnalia, Martias Kalendas, Mart. 5, 84, 10; Dig. 24, 1, 31, § 8; hence: femineae Kalendae = Kal. Mart., Juv. 9, 53: Kalendae Sextae, the Calends of June, Ov. F. 6, 181: Kalendae Germanicae, the Calends of September, Inscr. Orell. 4949 (cf.: in memoriam patris Septembrem mensem Germanicum appellavit, Suet. Calig. 15): Kalendae Januariae primae, of next January, Cato, R. R. 147 sq.; Inscr. Orell. 3121.—II. Transf., a month:
nec totidem veteres, quot nunc, habuere Kalendas, Ov. F. 3, 99: intra septimas Kalendas, Mart. 1, 100, 6; 10, 75, 7; Dig. 45, 1, 46.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Kalendae (Cal-; often written K), ārum, f
1 CAL-, the day of proclamation, Calends, first day of the month: Kalendis Decembribus, on December 1: pridie Kalendas Maias, the last day of April: tristes Kalendae, i. e. pay-day, H.: celeres, O.—The Kalends were sacred to Juno, and the first day of the year, Kalendae Martiae, was the festival of married women, the Matronalia: Martiis caelebs quid agam Kalendis, H.: femineae, Iu.: Sextae, the Calends of June, O.: Nec totidem veteres, quot nunc habuere Kalendas, i. e. months, O.
Origins
From *kalando- (gerundive), from Proto-Italic *kalāndo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, summon, cry out”). The original gerundive form likely meant “[things] which are called out.” When applied to days, the meaning referred to “days which are called out.” The gerundive was then substantivized, eventually coming to refer the first day of a month. Related to Latin calō.
Borrowings
- Englishcalendsfrom Old English calend
- Frenchcalendesfrom Old French calendes
- Portuguesecalendas
- Spanishcalendas
- Ancient Greekκαλάνδαι
- Arabicالْقَلَنْدَسfrom Byzantine Greek κάλανδα
- Georgianკალანდაfrom Byzantine Greek κάλανδα
- Svanკალანდაfrom Byzantine Greek κάλανδα
- Svanკანდაfrom Byzantine Greek κάλανδα
- Old Armenianկաղանդfrom Byzantine Greek κάλανδα
Gallo-Romance
- CatalanCalenda
- OccitanCalendafrom Old Occitan calendas
- Franco-ProvençalChalendes
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiancalende
- Corsicancalende
- Istriotcalènbre
- Maltesekalendifrom Italian calende
- Neapolitancalenne
- Neapolitancalantrella
- Siciliancalanna
- Siciliancalenna
- Siciliancarènnula
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshchalanda
- Romanshcalondas
Gallo-Italic
- Emiliancalaind
- Liguriancaende
- Lombardcalendre
- Lombardcarent
- Piedmontesecalent
- Romagnolcalândar
Ibero-Romance
- Asturiancalienda
- Galicianquendafrom Old Galician-Portuguese caenda
In English words that came into English from kalendae
- calendarcalendarium
- calendskalendās
- calendulacalendula