exceditur

Exceditur is a Latin verb form meaning “is exceeded” or “is surpassing,” depending on context. It is the third person singular present passive indicative of excedere, a verb meaning to go out beyond, surpass, or exceed.

Etymology and grammar: Excedere is built from ex- “out” and cedo “to go, yield,” with senses that include going beyond a limit or surpassing it. Exceditur, as the present passive, follows standard Latin passive endings for the third conjugation (-ere): it denotes that the subject is being surpassed or exceeded by someone or something else. The active counterpart is excedit, “he exceeds.” The verb takes the usual principal parts for excedere: excedo, excedere, excedi, excessum. Other tenses in the passive (excedebatur, excedebitur, etc.) are formed with the corresponding passive endings and the verb esse.

Usage and translation: In classical and medieval Latin, excedere and its passive form exceditur are used to describe quantities, times, or performances that go beyond a given limit, or to indicate that one thing is surpassed by another. The agent of the exceeding is often expressed with a by-phrase or with a preposition such as a/ab, for example in constructions like a quo or ab aliqua causa, depending on the sentence. In English, exceditur is typically rendered as “is exceeded” or “is surpassed,” with the specific sense guided by context.

Significance: Exceditur illustrates how Latin expresses surpassing or going beyond limits using passive voice, and it shares its root with other forms of excedere used across historical Latin texts.