LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caliga

caliga f (genitive caligae)

Meaning

  1. feminineLeather shoe or boot

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaligacaligae
genitivecaligaecaligārum
dativecaligaecaligīs
accusativecaligamcaligās
ablativecaligācaligīs
vocativecaligacaligae

călĭga, ae, f. cf. calceus, from calx,
I. a shoe of leather, esp. that worn by the Roman soldiers (cf. Dio, 48, 12; Smith, Antiq., and Becker, Gall. III. p. 134, 2d ed.), a half-boot, a soldier's boot.
I. Lit., *Cic. Att. 2, 3, 1; Just. 38, 10, 3; * Suet. Calig. 52; * Juv. 16, 24; Edict. Diocl. p. 241.—
II. Meton., military service, Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 135; Sen. Brev. Vit. 17, 6; id. Ben. 5, 16, 2; Inscr. Grut. 445, 9.

Origins

Unknown.

Descendants
  • Catalancàliga
  • Englishcaliga
  • Italiancaliga
  • Portuguesecáliga
  • Sardiniangàlia
  • Sardiniangàliga
  • Spanishcáliga
  • Ancient Greekκαλίγιον
  • Hebrewקַלְגַּס

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCaligaCaliga a strong and heavy shoe, or rather sandal, worn by the Roman soldiers. Although the use of this species of calceamentum extended to the centuri…

Quick answers

What does caliga mean in Latin?
caliga, a noun, means “Leather shoe or boot”.
What is the genitive of caliga?
The genitive singular is caligae. caliga is feminine, first declension.