Caligula

See also: caligula, calígula, and Calígula

Translingual

Etymology

Named after the Roman emperor Caligula.

Proper noun

Caligula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – moths of east Asia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – clade; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Bombycoidea – superfamily; Saturniiformes – series; Saturniidae – family; Saturniinae - subfamily; Saturniini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Caligula simla - type species

See also

• Rinaca

References

• Caligula (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caligula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Caligula (Saturniidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Latin Caligula, from caliga (“leather boot”) +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈlɪ.ɡjʊ.lə/
• Rhymes: -ɪɡjʊlə
• Hyphenation: Ca‧li‧gu‧la

Proper noun

Caligula

2. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE.

Derived terms

• Caligulan, Caligulian

Further reading

• Caligula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From caliga (“leather boot”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix, feminine of -ulus) (note a different suffix -ula), a nickname acquired in early childhood when his parents dressed him like a soldier during military campaigns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kaˈlɪ.ɡʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kaˈliː.ɡu.la]

Proper noun

Caligula m sg (genitive Caligulae); first declension

1. Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Caligula
genitive	Caligulae
dative	Caligulae
accusative	Caligulam
ablative	Caligulā
vocative	Caligula

Descendants

• → English: Caligula
• → Italian: Caligola
• → Portuguese: Calígula
• → Spanish: Calígula
• → taxonomic name: Caligula