et cetera
See also: etcetera, etcétera, etcètera, and et cétéra
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviated): See etc.
- (dated): & cetera
- (pronunciation spelling): ekcetera, ekcetra, excetera, exetera
- (obsolete): et caetera, et cætera
- (proscribed): etcetera
- (hypercorrect, obsolete): et ceteræ
Etymology
From Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).
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
- (uncommon) The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest.
Usage notes
- See etc. for usage.
Synonyms
- See etc.
Translations
noting the omission of the remainder of a list — see etc., and so forth
Noun
et cetera (plural et ceteras)
- Something in addition, which can easily be understood.
French
Alternative forms
- et caetera, et cætera, & cetera, etc., &c.
- et cétéra, etcétéra (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
From Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛt se.te.ʁa/
Phrase
et cetera
- et cetera
Further reading
- “et cetera”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation): etc., etc, &c., et c.
- (nonstandard): et caetera, et cætera
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /et ˈkeː.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈkeːt̪ɛrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /et ˈt͡ʃe.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪erä]
Phrase
et cētera
- 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
- et hoc genus omne
Middle English
Alternative forms
- etc., & cetera, &c
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin et cetera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəra/
Phrase
et cetera
- et cetera
Descendants
- English: et cetera, etc.
References
- “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-26.
Polish
Alternative forms
- etc. (abbreviated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛt ˈt͡sɛ.tɛ.ra/, /ɛt t͡sɛˈtɛ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɛra
Phrase
et cetera
- 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
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛt ˈsɛ.te.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛt ˈsɛ.te.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛt ˈsɛ.tɨ.ɾɐ/
Phrase
et cetera
- et cetera; and so on
Romanian
Adverb
et cetera
- Alternative spelling of etcetera
Swedish
Alternative forms
- etcetera, etc.
Adverb
et cetera
- et cetera (and so on)
Synonyms
- och så vidare