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C / călĭgŭla
noun

călĭgŭla

gen. călĭgŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
dim. caliga
a small military boot;
a small military boot; only post-class. ap. Ambros. Ep. 7, 53; Hor. S. 1, 3, 128; Schol. ad Juv. 3, 67.—Hence,
a cognomen of the successor of Tiberius; since from his earliest youth he was engaged in military service;
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.
Perseus ID: n6262 Key: caligula