Caligula

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 - division; 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.

Proper noun

Caligula

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

Derived terms

• Caligulan
• Caligulian

Further reading

• Caligula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From caliga (“leather boot”) +‎ -ula

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈli.ɡu.la/, [käˈlʲɪɡʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈli.ɡu.la/, [käˈliːɡulä]

Proper noun

Caligula m sg (genitive Caligulae); first declension

1. A Roman Emperor, Caligula

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Caligula
Genitive	Caligulae
Dative	Caligulae
Accusative	Caligulam
Ablative	Caligulā
Vocative	Caligula

Descendants

• → English: Caligula
• → Italian: Caligola