Exerzitium

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exercitium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛksɛrˈt͡siːt͡si̯ʊm/
• Hyphenation: Ex‧er‧zi‧ti‧um

• Audio:

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Noun

Exerzitium n (strong, genitive Exerzitiums, plural Exerzitien)

1. (Christianity, in the plural) retreat (time spent away from one’s normal life for prayer, religious learning, etc.)

   Die Anmeldeliste zu unseren fünftägigen Exerzitien im Kloster XY liegt im Gemeindezentrum aus.

   The participation form for our five-day retreat at XY monastery is available at the parish centre.

2. (archaic) exercise; homework

Declension

Declension of Exerzitium [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Exerzitium	die	Exerzitien
genitive	eines	des	Exerzitiums	der	Exerzitien
dative	einem	dem	Exerzitium	den	Exerzitien
accusative	ein	das	Exerzitium	die	Exerzitien

Further reading

• “Exerzitium” in Duden online