exercitus

Meaning

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

Concepts

army

legion

host

military

Sabaoth

armed forces

Synonyms

vires

legio

acies

arma

militia

Translations

armée

ejército

Heer

στρατός

exército

Armee

leger

exèrcit

esercito

ordu

landmacht

جيش

Landstreitkraft

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”).