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

Adjective

ulter (feminine ultra, neuter ultrum, comparative ulterior, superlative ultimus, adverb ultrō); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. that is beyond

Usage notes

Only the comparative ulterior and the superlative ultimus occur in classical Latin; the positive is not found until later.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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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
  1. “oltre” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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