adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
classicus
classicus (feminine classica, neuter classicum)
Classical[ˈkɫas.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈklas.si.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivepertaining to the fleet (naval forces)
- adjectivesynonym of patricius: pertaining to the highest class of citizen
Ite ergo nunc et, quando forte erit otium, quaerite, an "quadrigam" et "harenas" dixerit e cohorte illa dumtaxat antiquiore vel oratorum aliquis vel poetarum, id est classicus adsiduusque aliquis scriptor, non proletarius.
So go now and inquire, when you chance to have leisure, whether any orator or poet, provided he be of that earlier band—that is to say, any classical or authoritative writer, not one of the common herd—has used "quadriga" or "harenae".c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae xix.8.15 - New Latinadjectiveclassic, representative or exemplary of a class of things
locus classicus
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | classicus | classica | classicum |
| genitive | classicī | classicae | classicī |
| dative | classicō | classicae | classicō |
| accusative | classicum | classicam | classicum |
| ablative | classicō | classicā | classicō |
| vocative | classice | classica | classicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | classicī | classicae | classica |
| genitive | classicōrum | classicārum | classicōrum |
| dative | classicīs | classicīs | classicīs |
| accusative | classicōs | classicās | classica |
| ablative | classicīs | classicīs | classicīs |
| vocative | classicī | classicae | classica |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- classicum canit (B. C. 3. 82)
- the trumpet sounds for the attack.
- classicum or tuba canit ad praetorium
- the bugle, trumpet sounds before the general's tent.
classĭcus, a, um, adj. classis,
I. of or belonging to a classis.
I. To a class or division of the Roman people; only transf., belonging to the first class, of the highest class: classici dicebantur non omnes qui in quinque classibus erant, sed primi tantum classis homines (opp. classem, infra), Cat. ap. Gell. 6 ($3), 13, 1; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 113, 12:
testes classici, id. ib. p. 56, 15.—B. Trop., of the highest rank, classical, superior, standard:
classicus adsiduusque aliquis scriptor, non proletarius, Gell. 19, 8, 15.—C. Subst.: classĭcus, i, m., he that summons the classes of citizens to the Comitia: in Arce classicus oanat tum circumque moeros, Comment. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 92 Müll.—
II. To the military and naval forces (v. infra; and cf. classis, I. B.), but in use only in the sense of or belonging to the fleet:
classicos milites, Liv. 21, 61, 2; 26, 48, 12: bella, naval, Prop. 2, 1, 28: certamen, Vell. 2, 85, 2: corona = navalis, id. 2, 81, 2.—Hence, B. Subst.
1. classĭcum, i, n., a field or battle-signal upon the trumpet:
classicum cecinit, Liv. 28, 27, 15: classicum canere jubet, Tac. A. 2, 32; cf.: classicum cani jubet, Caes. B. C. 3, 82: classico ad contionem convocat, Liv. 7, 36, 9: cum silentium classico fecisset, id. 2, 45, 12: classica sonant, Verg. A. 7, 637: neque excitatur classico miles truci, Hor. Epod. 2, 5; Suet. Caes. 32; id. Vit. 11; Quint. 2, 11, 4; Luc. 4, 186 al.— Since only the leader commanded it to be given: classicum praetorium (al. praeconium), Prop. 3 (4), 3, 41. cf. Caes. l. l.; Liv. 28, 27, 15; Veg. Mil. 2, 22.—2. Meton., the war-trumpet:
necdum etiam audierant inflari classica, Verg. G. 2, 539; Tib. 1, 1, 4. —3. Subst.: classĭci, ōrum, m., marines, Tac. H. 1, 36; 2, 11; 2, 17; 2, 22; 2, 67; 3, 55.—Also mariners, seamen, Curt. 4, 3, 18.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
classicus adj.
classis, of the fleet, of the navy: milites, marines, L.: bella, naval, Pr.: legio, Ta.—Plur m. as subst, marines, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin classicus From classis + -icus.
Descendants
- Catalanclàssic
- Frenchclassique
- Germanklassisch
- Italianclassico
- Portugueseclássico
- Spanishclásico
- Galicianclásico