"Caligula" meaning in All languages combined

See Caligula on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /kəˈlɪ.ɡjʊ.lə/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɪɡjʊlə Etymology: From Latin Caligula, from caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Caligula}} Latin Caligula, {{af|la|caliga<t:leather boot>|-ula|nocat=1}} caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula Head templates: {{en-prop}} Caligula
  1. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE. Derived forms: Caligulan, Caligulian

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [kaˈlɪ.ɡʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [kaˈliː.ɡu.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Caligulae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Caligula [nominative, singular], Caligulae [genitive, singular], Caligulae [dative, singular], Caligulam [accusative, singular], Caligulā [ablative, singular], Caligula [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula (diminutive suffix), a nickname acquired in early childhood when his parents dressed him like a soldier during military campaigns. Etymology templates: {{suf|la|caliga|ula|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=leather boot}} caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-prop|Caligula<1>|g=m}} Caligula m sg (genitive Caligulae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Caligula<1>}}
  1. Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE) Tags: declension-1, masculine, singular

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: Named after the Roman emperor Caligula. Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Caligula|nogendercat=1}} Caligula f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – moths of east Asia. Wikipedia link: Caligula Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Caligula simla (english: type species) Related terms: Rinaca
    Sense id: en-Caligula-mul-name-ikRb9umJ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Protostomia (english: infrakingdom), Ecdysozoa (english: superphylum), Arthropoda (english: phylum), Hexapoda (english: subphylum), Insecta [class], Pterygota (english: subclass), Neoptera (english: infraclass), Lepidoptera (english: order), Glossata (english: suborder), Heteroneura (english: infraorder), Ditrysia (english: clade), Cossina (english: section), Bombycina (english: subsection), Bombycoidea (english: superfamily), Saturniiformes (english: series), Saturniidae (english: family), Saturniinae (english: subfamily), Saturniini (english: tribe)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "phylum",
      "word": "Arthropoda"
    },
    {
      "english": "subphylum",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "subphylum",
      "word": "Hexapoda"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ],
      "word": "Insecta"
    },
    {
      "english": "subclass",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "subclass",
      "word": "Pterygota"
    },
    {
      "english": "infraclass",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "infraclass",
      "word": "Neoptera"
    },
    {
      "english": "order",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "order",
      "word": "Lepidoptera"
    },
    {
      "english": "suborder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "suborder",
      "word": "Glossata"
    },
    {
      "english": "infraorder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "infraorder",
      "word": "Heteroneura"
    },
    {
      "english": "clade",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "clade",
      "word": "Ditrysia"
    },
    {
      "english": "section",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "section",
      "word": "Cossina"
    },
    {
      "english": "subsection",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "subsection",
      "word": "Bombycina"
    },
    {
      "english": "superfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "superfamily",
      "word": "Bombycoidea"
    },
    {
      "english": "series",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "series",
      "word": "Saturniiformes"
    },
    {
      "english": "family",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "family",
      "word": "Saturniidae"
    },
    {
      "english": "subfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "subfamily",
      "word": "Saturniinae"
    },
    {
      "english": "tribe",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "tribe",
      "word": "Saturniini"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "english": "type species",
      "sense": "genus",
      "translation": "type species",
      "word": "Caligula simla"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Translingual",
  "lang_code": "mul",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Rinaca"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual proper nouns",
        "mul:Taxonomic names (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – moths of east Asia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genus",
          "genus#English"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family#English"
        ],
        [
          "Saturniidae",
          "Saturniidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "moth",
          "moth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Caligula"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Caligula"
}

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