exercitus

Verb

1. (declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect) occupied, exercised, practised
2. (declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect) vexed, harassed
3. (declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect) vexatious, severe
4. (declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect) disciplined

Noun

1. (declension-4, masculine) an exercised, disciplined body of men, an army
2. (declension-4, masculine) the assembly of the people in the Comitia Centuriata, as being a military organization
3. (declension-4, masculine, poetic) a multitude, host, swarm, flock
4. (declension-4, masculine) a troop, body of attendants
5. (declension-4, masculine) trouble, affliction

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɛkˈsɛr.kɪ.tʊs]

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of exerceō (“to occupy oneself, oversee; work at, practice, exercise”), from ex- (“out of”) + arceō (“to ward off, protect, guard”), from Proto-Italic *arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂orké-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to protect, guard”).

Concepts

army

legion

host

military

Sabaoth

armed forces

Synonyms

vires

legio

acies

arma

militia

Translations

armée

ejército

Heer

στρατός

exército

Armee

armia

leger

exèrcit

esercito

ordu

wojsko

landmacht

جيش

Landstreitkraft