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noun · neutersecond declension

cēterum1

cēterum n (genitive cēterī)
№ 571 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. the rest

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecēterumcētera
genitivecēterīcēterōrum
dativecēterōcēterīs
accusativecēterumcētera
ablativecēterōcēterīs
vocativecēterumcētera

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ceteris rebus (not cetera)
as regards the rest; otherwise.
aliquem a ceteris separare et in arcam conicere ne quis cum eo colloqui possit (Mil. 22. 60)
to isolate a witness.

cētĕrum, v. ceterus, II. A.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe
  2. Proto-Italic*ke
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁e-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éteros
  5. Proto-Italic*eteros
  6. Latincēterum

Proto-Italic *ke-eterosder. Latin cēterus Latin ceterum Accusative neuter singular of cēterus, used substantively or adverbially.

adverb
cēterum2
cēterum (not comparable)
№ 571 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. not comparableas for the rest
  2. not comparablemoreover, in addition, furthermore (moving on to another topic)
    Cēterum cēnseō Carthāginem esse dēlendamFurthermore, I recommend that Carthage must be destroyedCato the Elder
  3. not comparablecertainly

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

cēterum adv.
acc n. sing. of ceterus, for the rest, in other respects, else, otherwise: foedera alia aliis legibus, ceterum eodem modo omnia fiunt, L.: brevior via per loca deserta, ceterum dierum erat fere decem, N. — In transitions, now, besides, for the rest, T.: Ceterum ex aliis negotiis, etc., S. —Restrictive, but, yet, notwithstanding, still, on the other hand: id quidem (bellum) spe omnium serius fuit: ceterum, id quod non timebant, etc., L.: multa ceterum levia, S.: multum laboris suscipere, ceterum maxume tutos esse, S.—Otherwise, else, in the opposite event: non enim cogitaras; ceterum Idem hoc melius invenisses, T.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe
  2. Proto-Italic*ke
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁e-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éteros
  5. Proto-Italic*eteros
  6. Latincēterum

Proto-Italic *ke-eterosder. Latin cēterus Latin ceterum Accusative neuter singular of cēterus, used substantively or adverbially.

Quick answers

What does cēterum mean in Latin?
cēterum, a noun, means “the rest”.
What is the genitive of cēterum?
The genitive singular is cēterī. cēterum is neuter, second declension.
Where does cēterum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe → Proto-Italic *ke → Proto-Indo-European *h₁e- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éteros → Proto-Italic *eteros → Latin cēterum.