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Caligula.

Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[kaˈlɪ.ɡʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[kaˈliː.ɡu.la]
  1. Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE)

    declension-1 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

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.

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