Caligula

== Translingual == === Etymology === Named after the Roman emperor Caligula. === Proper noun === Caligula f 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 Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE. ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Caligula → Italian: Caligola → Portuguese: Calígula → Spanish: Calígula → taxonomic name: Caligula