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classem

classem is a Latin form of classis, meaning “fleet; class”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun.

Found 432 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 3.14.1: Compluribus expugnatis oppidis Caesar, ubi intellexit frustra tantum laborem sumi neque hostium fugam captis oppidis reprimi neque iis noceri posse, statuit expectandam classem.

Vergil, Aeneid 1.310: Classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe cavata

All forms of classis (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.