Latin

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Etymology 1

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Accusative neuter singular of cēterus, used substantively or adverbially.

Noun

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cēterum n (genitive cēterī); second declension

  1. the rest
Declension
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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cēterum cētera
Genitive cēterī cēterōrum
Dative cēterō cēterīs
Accusative cēterum cētera
Ablative cēterō cēterīs
Vocative cēterum cētera

Adverb

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cēterum (not comparable)

  1. as for the rest
  2. moreover, in addition, furthermore (moving on to another topic)
  3. certainly

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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cēterum

  1. inflection of cēterus:
    1. nominative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine/neuter singular

References

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  • ceterum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ceterum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ceterum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) as regards the rest; otherwise: ceteris rebus (not cetera)
    • (ambiguous) to isolate a witness: aliquem a ceteris separare et in arcam conicere ne quis cum eo colloqui possit (Mil. 22. 60)
  • ceterum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016