et cetera
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (abbreviated): See etc.
- (dated): & cetera
- (obsolete): et caetera, et cætera
- (proscribed): etcetera
- (hypercorrect, obsolete): et ceteræ
EtymologyEdit
From Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ (See Usage notes at etc.)
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PhraseEdit
- (uncommon) The full form of etc.: "and so forth", "and the rest".
Usage notesEdit
- See etc. for usage.
SynonymsEdit
- See etc.
TranslationsEdit
NounEdit
et cetera (plural et ceteras)
- Something in addition, which can easily be understood.
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /et ˈkeː.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈkeː.t̪ɛ.ɾa]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /et ˈt͡ʃe.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈt͡ʃɛː.t̪ɛ.ra]
PhraseEdit
- 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 alsoEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin et cetera.
PronunciationEdit
PhraseEdit
et cetera
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
PolishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (abbreviated) etc.
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
PhraseEdit
- and so on
- Synonym: i tak dalej
Further readingEdit
- et cetera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- et cetera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
PhraseEdit
RomanianEdit
AdverbEdit
- Alternative spelling of etcetera
SwedishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
AdverbEdit
- et cetera (and so on)