ejército

Concepts

army

military

host

armed forces

legion

pack

plurality

regular army

soldiers

state

troupe

field army

ground forces

large number

Sabaoth

military forces

FAS

numbered army

army

battalion

force

forces

multitude

Synonyms

armada

tropas

multitud

fuerzas armadas

milicia

tropa

muchedumbre

ejército de operaciones

soldados

huestes

batallón

cuerpo

masa

Translations

armée

Armee

esercito

exército

Heer

leger

exèrcit

στρατός

Militär

ordu

armata

exercitus

vires

Hyphenated as

e‧jér‧ci‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eˈxeɾθito/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: exército

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish exército, borrowed from Latin exercitus. According to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in the 15th century in Juan de Mena and the marquis of Santillana, replacing the inherited Old Spanish hueste. The borrowing was read with the “native” Old Spanish value of x, /ʃ/, instead of /ks/, cf. ejemplo.