et cetera

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English, 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.)
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Phrase

et cetera

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

Usage notes

Synonyms

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.

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cētera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛt se.te.ʁa/
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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.

See also

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cetera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəraː/

Phrase

et cetera

  1. et cetera

Descendants

  • English: et cetera, etc.

References

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin et cētera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛt ˈt͡sɛ.tɛ.ra/, /ɛt t͡sɛˈtɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra

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

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