ceterum
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Accusative neuter singular of cēterus, used substantively or adverbially.
Noun edit
cēterum n (genitive cēterī); second declension
- the rest
Declension edit
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 edit
cēterum (not comparable)
- as for the rest
- moreover, in addition, furthermore (moving on to another topic)
- Cato the Elder
- Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam
- Furthermore, I consider that Carthage is to be destroyed.
- Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam
- Cato the Elder
- certainly
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
cēterum
- inflection of cēterus:
References edit
- “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)
- (ambiguous) as regards the rest; otherwise: ceteris rebus (not cetera)
- 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