Phrase guide

Greek calends

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Calque of Latin ad kalendās Graecās; unlike the Roman calendar, the Greek calendar had no calends.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag — a time that never occurs
  • Welsh: dydd Sul y pys — a time that never occurs
  • Dutch: met sint-juttemis — never (translations include the leading preposition)
  • French: aux calendes grecques — never (translations include the leading preposition)
  • German: am Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag — never (translations include the leading preposition)
  • Italian: alle calende greche — never (translations include the leading preposition)
  • Latin: ad kalendas Graecas — never (translations include the leading preposition)
  • Russian: до гре́ческих кале́нд (do gréčeskix kalénd) — never (translations include the leading preposition)
  • Welsh: tan ddydd Sul y pys — never (translations include the leading preposition)