caligula
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Caligulae Noun: masculine nominative plural, Noun: masculine vocative plural, Noun: masculine genitive singular, Noun: feminine vocative plural, Noun: feminine genitive singular, Noun: masculine dative singular, Noun: feminine nominative plural, Noun: feminine dative singular of caligula
călĭgŭla, ae, f. dim. [caliga],
- a small military boot; only post-class. ap. Ambros. Ep. 7, 53; Hor. S. 1, 3, 128; Schol. ad Juv. 3, 67.—Hence,
- II As nom. propr.: Călĭgŭ-la, ae, m., a cognomen of the successor of Tiberius, since from his earliest youth he was engaged in military service; cf. Suet. Calig. 9; Tac. A. 1, 41; 1, 69; Aur. Vict. Caes. 3.
caligula, ae, f. (Demin. v. caliga), der kleine Soldatenschuh, das Soldatenstiefelchen, Ambros. u.a. Spät. – dah. Caligula, als scherzh. Beiname des Kaisers Gajus, weil er als Knabe in der Kleidung eines gemeinen Soldaten, also mit Soldatenschuhen an den Füßen, im Lager war, Suet. Cal. 9 u.a.
1 călĭgŭla, æ, f. , dim. de caliga : Ambr. Ep. 7, 53.