ceterum

Latin

Etymology 1

Accusative neuter singular of cēterus, used substantively or adverbially.

Noun

cēterum n (genitive cēterī); second declension

1. the rest

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	cēterum	cētera
genitive	cēterī	cēterōrum
dative	cēterō	cēterīs
accusative	cēterum	cētera
ablative	cēterō	cēterīs
vocative	cēterum	cētera

Adverb

cēterum (not comparable)

1. as for the rest
2. 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.

3. certainly

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

cēterum

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

References

• “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