ulter
Latin
Etymology
Derived from Archaic Latin uls (“beyond”) from the pronominal stem il- whence also Latin ille and from the stem ol-.[1] Compare alter.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.ter/, [ˈʊɫ.tɛr]
Adjective
ulter (feminine ultra, neuter ultrum); first/second declension
- that is beyond
Inflection
First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ulter | ultra | ultrum | ultrī | ultrae | ultra | |
| Genitive | ultrī | ultrae | ultrī | ultrōrum | ultrārum | ultrōrum | |
| Dative | ultrō | ultrae | ultrō | ultrīs | ultrīs | ultrīs | |
| Accusative | ultrum | ultram | ultrum | ultrōs | ultrās | ultra | |
| Ablative | ultrō | ultrā | ultrō | ultrīs | ultrīs | ultrīs | |
| Vocative | ulter | ultra | ultrum | ultrī | ultrae | ultra | |
- comparative: ulterior, superlative: ultimus
Usage notes
Only the comparative ulterior and the superlative ultimus occur in classical Latin; the positive is not found until later.
Antonyms
- citer
Derived terms
- ultrā
References
- ulter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ulter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “oltre” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN