LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

exercitium

exercitium n (genitive exercitiī or exercitī)
Classical[ɛk.sɛrˈkɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[eɡ.zerˈt͡ʃit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterexercise, practice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexercitiumexercitia
genitiveexercitiī
exercitī		exercitiōrum
dativeexercitiōexercitiīs
accusativeexercitiumexercitia
ablativeexercitiōexercitiīs
vocativeexercitiumexercitia

exercĭtĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. exercise (postAug.; not in Cic. and Caes.): frequentibus exercitiis praeparare milites ad proelia, Sall. Fragm. ap. Veg. Mil. 1, 9 fin.: equitum, Tac. A. 2, 55; cf. Vell. 2, 109: aliarum quoque rerum vel studio vel exercitio eum teneri, Gell. 3, 1, 12: in exercitiis disci, i. e. plays, Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexercitium

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂orkéyeti Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin exercitium From exerceō (“to keep busy, work at”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanexercici
  • Frenchexercice
  • Italianesercizio
  • Englishexercisefrom Old French exercise
  • Portugueseexercício
  • Romanianexercițiu
  • Spanishejercicio
  • Esperantoekzercado
  • Galicianexercicio
  • Ligurianesercìçio

Quick answers

What does exercitium mean in Latin?
exercitium, a noun, means “exercise, practice”.
What is the genitive of exercitium?
The genitive singular is exercitiī. exercitium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce exercitium?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.sɛrˈkɪ.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡ.zerˈt͡ʃit.t͡si.um].
Where does exercitium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exercitium.