et cetera
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviated): See etc.
- (dated): & cetera
- (pronunciation spelling): ekcetera, ekcetra, excetera, exetera
- (obsolete): et caetera, et cætera
- (proscribed): etcetera
- (hypercorrect, obsolete): et ceteræ
Etymology
From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ (See Usage notes at etc.)
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file)
Phrase
et cetera
- (uncommon) The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest.
Usage notes
- See etc. for usage.
Synonyms
- See etc.
Descendants
- → Tagalog: etsetera
Translations
Noun
et cetera (plural et ceteras)
- Something in addition, which can easily be understood.
References
- ^ “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛt ˈseː.tə.raː/
Audio: (file)
Phrase
et cetera
- and so forth, et cetera
- Synonyms: enzovoort, enzoverder
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛt se.te.ʁa/
Audio (Canada): (file)
Phrase
et cetera
Further reading
- “et cetera”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation): etc., etc, &c., et c.
- (nonstandard): et caetera, et cætera
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛt ˈkeː.tɛ.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛt̪ ˈt͡ʃɛː.t̪e.ra]
Phrase
- et cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar or already-known fashion.
Descendants
See also
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəraː/
Phrase
et cetera
Descendants
References
- “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 October 2018.
Polish
Alternative forms
- etc. (abbreviated)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛt ˈt͡sɛ.tɛ.ra/, /ˈɛt t͡sɛˈtɛ.ra/
- Syllabification: et ce‧te‧ra
Phrase
et cetera
- and so on
- Synonym: i tak dalej
Further reading
- et cetera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- et cetera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- etc. (abbreviated)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛt ˈsɛ.tɨ.ɾɐ/
Phrase
et cetera
Romanian
Adverb
- alternative spelling of etcetera
Swedish
Alternative forms
Adverb
- et cetera (and so on)