Caligula
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named after the Roman emperor Caligula.
Proper noun edit
Caligula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – moths of east Asia.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Caligula simla - type species
See also edit
References edit
Caligula (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Caligula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Caligula (Saturniidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Caligula, from caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula.
Proper noun edit
Caligula
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈli.ɡu.la/, [käˈlʲɪɡʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈli.ɡu.la/, [käˈliːɡulä]
Proper noun edit
Caligula m sg (genitive Caligulae); first declension
- A Roman Emperor, Caligula
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Caligula |
| Genitive | Caligulae |
| Dative | Caligulae |
| Accusative | Caligulam |
| Ablative | Caligulā |
| Vocative | Caligula |