kalende
Middle English
/kalˈɛnd/
noun
Definitions
- Calends, the first day of a month, particularly a Roman month.
- A day calculated by counting the number of days left in a month and adding two, then noting the next month; a calends.
- Rosh Hodesh; the Jewish celebration of a month beginning.
- The start or commencement of something; that which begins.
- A foresign or portent of upcoming events or happenings.
- (rare) A chart or calendar.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English calend derived from Latin kalendae (1st day of a month, calends).
Origin
Latin
kalendae
Gloss
1st day of a month, calends