et cetera

English

Alternative forms

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

  1. (uncommon) The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest.

Usage notes

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: etsetera

Translations

Noun

et cetera (plural et ceteras)

  1. Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

References

  1. ^ 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

  1. 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

  1. et cetera

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Phrase

et cētera

  1. 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

  1. et cetera

Descendants

References

Polish

Alternative forms

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

  1. 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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛt ˈsɛ.tɨ.ɾɐ/

Phrase

et cetera

  1. et cetera; and so on

Romanian

Adverb

et cetera

  1. alternative spelling of etcetera

Swedish

Alternative forms

Adverb

et cetera

  1. et cetera (and so on)

Synonyms