expeditus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From the past participle of expediō (to free feet from snares, unfasten fetters), from ex- (out of) +‎ pēs, pedis (feet) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

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Participle

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expedītus (feminine expedīta, neuter expedītum, comparative expedītior, superlative expedītissimus, adverb expedītē); first/second-declension participle

  1. unhindered, unhampered, unimpeded, unencumbered, liberated
  2. disengaged, free, easy, loose, relaxed; without difficulties
  3. unburdened by baggage; light; quick, fast; fluent, quick-witted
  4. made fit, prepared, ready for use; at hand; on standby
    Caesar legiones quas expeditas esse iusserat [...] intromittitCaesar sends in the legions which he had ordered to be ready (Caesar, de Bello Gallico, VII, 11)
  5. arranged, decided, settled, brought to order; determined, resolute
  6. expedited, hastened, quickened, accelerated
  7. produced, developed, effected; procured, obtained
  8. dispatched, sent forth; completed, executed, disposed of
  9. commodious, convenient; advantageous, profitable, expedient

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative expedītus expedīta expedītum expedītī expedītae expedīta
Genitive expedītī expedītae expedītī expedītōrum expedītārum expedītōrum
Dative expedītō expedītō expedītīs
Accusative expedītum expedītam expedītum expedītōs expedītās expedīta
Ablative expedītō expedītā expedītō expedītīs
Vocative expedīte expedīta expedītum expedītī expedītae expedīta

Noun

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expedītus m (genitive expedītī); second declension

  1. light armed, infantry

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative expedītus expedītī
Genitive expedītī expedītōrum
Dative expedītō expedītīs
Accusative expedītum expedītōs
Ablative expedītō expedītīs
Vocative expedīte expedītī

Further reading

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  • expeditus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • expeditus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • expeditus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 629.
  • expeditus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2576
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be a ready, fluent speaker: facilem et expeditum esse ad dicendum (Brut. 48. 180)
    • to be never at a loss for something to say: solutum et expeditum esse ad dicendum
    • an easy, fluent style: expedita et facile currens oratio
    • a soldier lightly armed, ready for battle: expeditus (opp. impeditus) miles
  • expede”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “expedite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • ONLINE LATIN DICTIONARY OLIVETTI