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PRONUNCIATION OF KALENDS

kalends  [ˈkælɪndz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KALENDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kalends is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KALENDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Calends

The calends were the first days of each month of the Roman calendar. The Romans assigned these calends to the first day of the month, signifying the start of the new moon cycle. On that day, the pontiffs would announce at the Curia Calabra the rest days for the upcoming month and the debtors had to pay off their debts that were inscribed in the kalendaria, a sort of accounts book. The date was measured forward to upcoming days such as the calends, nones or ides. Thus, while modern calendars count the number of days after the first of each month, III. Kal. Ian. would be December 30th, three days before the first of January. To find the day of the calends of the current month, one counts how many days remain in the month, and add two to that number. For example, April 22, is the 10th of the calends of May, because there are 8 days left in April, to which 2 being added, the sum is 10. Computation of the days of the month from calends can be done using the following verses: Principium mensis cujusque vocato kalendas: Sex Maius nonas, October, Julius, et Mars; Quattuor at reliqui: dabit idus quidlibet octo.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KALENDS


bands
bændz
Bonds
bɒndz
bounds
baʊndz
calends
ˈkælɪndz
diamonds
ˈdaɪəməndz
ends
ɛndz
funds
fʌndz
grounds
ˈɡraʊndz
hands
hændz
Highlands
ˈhaɪləndz
Hollands
ˈhɒləndz
Islands
ˈaɪləndz
lands
lændz
Midlands
ˈmɪdləndz
Netherlands
ˈnɛðələndz
sands
ˈsændz
seconds
ˈsekəndz
sounds
saʊndz
thousands
ˈθaʊzəndz
weekends
ˌwiːkˈɛndz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KALENDS

kalamdan
kalamkari
kalanchoe
Kalashnikov
Kalat
kale
kaleidophone
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
Kalevala
kalewife
kaleyard
kaleyard school
Kalgan
Kalgoorlie
kali
kalian
Kalidasa
kalif

WORDS THAT END LIKE KALENDS

amends
be friends
beam-ends
bends
burn the candle at both ends
make friends
market trends
odds and ends
on her beam-ends
on one´s beam-ends
our feathered friends
Religious Society of Friends
split ends
the bends

Synonyms and antonyms of kalends in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kalends» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KALENDS

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The translations of kalends from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kalends» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

初一
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calendas
570 millions of speakers

English

kalends
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जंत्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kalends
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

календы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calendas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kalends
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calendes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalendar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kalends
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kalends
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초하루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalends
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mùng một theo lịch la mả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kalends
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Kalends
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Roma takviminde ayın ilk günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Calende
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kalends
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

календи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calendele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλένδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalenden
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalends
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalends
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kalends

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KALENDS»

The term «kalends» is normally little used and occupies the 133.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KALENDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kalends

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KALENDS»

Discover the use of kalends in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kalends and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ante-Nicene Fathers: Translations of the Writings of the ...
On the day before the Kalends of March, the 59th day, the moon's 29th ; on the Kalends of March, the 60th day, the moon's 1st; on the Nones, the 66th day, the moon's 7th ; on the Ides, the 74th day, the moon's 15th. On the day before the ...
Alexander Roberts, Sir James Donaldson, 1896
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The Ante-Nicene fathers: translations of the writings of the ...
moon's twenty-first, and the eleventh day before the Kalends of May, i.e., 21st April. But we hold that these are limits not only not to be followed, but to be detested and overturned. For even in the ancient law it is laid down that this is to be seen ...
Alexander Roberts, Sir James Donaldson, Arthur Cleveland Coxe, 1903
3
The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to ...
On \ the day before the Kalends of March, the 59th : day, the moon's 29th - on the Kalends of March, ' the 60th day, the moon's 1st; on the Nones, the 66th day, the moon's 7th ; on the Ides, the 74th \ day, the moon's 15th. On the day before the ...
Reverend Alexander Roberts, 2007
4
Ante-Nicene Christian Library: The writings of Methodius, ...
On the day before the Kalends of April, the 90th day, the moon's 2d ; on the Kalends of April, the 91st day, the moon's 3d ; on the Nones, the 95th day, the moon's 7th; on the Ides, the 103d day, the moon's 15th. On the day before the Kalends of ...
Alexander Roberts, Sir James Donaldson, 1869
5
Bede, The Reckoning of Time
JANUARY The Hebrew month Tevet; the Egyptian month Tybi; the Greek month Eudymios; the English month Giuli. FEBRUARY The Hebrew month Shevat; the Egyptian month Mecheir; the 380 THE RECKONING OF TIME. a a [1] kalends b [2 ] ...
Saint Bede (the Venerable), Faith Wallis, 1999
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The Writings of Methodius, Alexander of Lycopolis, Peter of ...
On the day before the Kalends of April, the 90th day, the moon's 2d ; on the Kalends of April, the 91st day, the moon's 3d; on the Nones, the 95th day, the moon's 7th ; on the Ides, the 103d day, the moon's 15th. On the day before the Kalends of ...
Saint Methodius (of Olympus), Alexander (of Lycopolis.), 1869
7
Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook
Sometimes wind or a storm 19th day before the Kalends of February [14 January] 18th day before the Kalends [15 January] Anniversary of [the accession of the emperor] Honorius [395^23]. Circus games. Sometimes a southerly wind and rain  ...
A. D. Lee, 2000
8
Origines Kalendariæ Italicæ: Nundinal Calendars of Ancient ...
The fact which we know from testimony is that U. C. 676 B. C. 78 the first day of the year the Kalends of January was the first day of the Nundinal cycle. Now the Kalends of January did not depend on the course and succession of the Nundinal ...
Edward Greswell, 1854
9
Wine and walnuts
The kalends were reckoned backwards, thus : the first day of May was called the kalends of May, the 30th, or last day of April, the day before the kalends, pridie kalendarum, or second of the kalends of May ; the 29th of April, the third of the ...
Literary curiosities, William Alexander Clouston, 1876
10
Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings ...
This makes the Passover (Easter season) circulate between the 6th day before the Kalends of April and the 9th before the Kalends of May, according to the following table: — 1 Bissextile reckoning. XV. This cycle of nineteen years is not ...
Alexander Roberts, 1880

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KALENDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kalends is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oh my word Calendar, Calender, Colander
Calends or kalends is a plural noun: first month in the ancient Roman calendar. Calender is a machine used to press and smooth cloth, paper, ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
2
Resentment, anger and violence
... their own not insignificant responsibilities in the crisis that the Arab world faces, but that may not happen until we reach the Greek Kalends! «Middle East Monitor, May 15»
3
Where the Truth Wanders
And so the back and forth continues, until the Greek Kalends, without concession and without nuance. Things being what they are, Ukrainians ... «American Spectator, May 15»
4
John Quincy Adams Once Approved an Expedition to the Center of …
... the crater of the jökull of Snæfell, which the shadow of Scartaris touches before the Kalends of July, and you will attain the centre of the earth. «Smithsonian, May 15»
5
Twitter a latecomer to the Chinese advertising game
Now game developers like her clients Kalends, IGG and Elex can upload their games to Google Play or another app store with a few little ... «WantChinaTimes, Apr 15»
6
WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Rome
Season 1: Episode 12, “Kalends of February” If you're familiar with the history of Julius Caesar, you know what the title of this season finale ... «Wired, Mar 15»
7
From Caffeine Fiend to Caffeine Free
Harking the Kalends of March and to throw shade at a forgettable and freezing February, two friends and I decided to book a long and relaxing ... «Huffington Post UK, Mar 15»
8
Earthquake tremors felt in Coventry and Warwickshire area
According to Symeon of Durham, an English Chronicler and monk of the Durham Priory, “a great earthquake occurred on Sunday, the Kalends ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jan 15»
9
Where did the months get their names?
Calendar came from the Latin word for an account book. The first day of the month was called “kalendae” or “kalends,” the day debts were due. «The Virginian-Pilot, Jan 15»
10
Ask SAM: Some classic New Year's questions
The Kalends of January (the first of every month was known as the Kalends) followed the Saturnalia festival of December, and included feasting ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jan 15»

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