caligula
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Caligulae masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural, masculine genitive singular, feminine vocative plural, feminine genitive singular, masculine dative singular, feminine nominative plural, 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.