non plus ultra
See also: Non Plus Ultra
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Latin non plus ultra, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it.
Noun edit
non plus ultra
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- → German: Non Plus Ultra
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin nōn plūs ultra.
Noun edit
non plus ultra m (invariable)
- the very best, the ne plus ultra
Further reading edit
- non plus ultra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “nothing further beyond”, nōn (“not”) + plūs (“more”) + ultrā (“beyond”). An ancient post-classical Mediterranean aphorism, fabulously alleged to have been inscribed somewhere upon the Pillars of Hercules as a warning to ships to sail no further. Adopted during the Renaissance as a metaphor for the stifling influence of ancient philosophy on the progress of thought. Compare Gādēs.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /noːn pluːs ˈul.traː/, [noːn pɫ̪uːs̠ ˈʊɫ̪t̪räː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /non plus ˈul.tra/, [nɔn plus ˈul̪t̪rä]
Phrase edit
- A warning to not go beyond (this point).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: non plus ultra
- → German: Non Plus Ultra
- → English: ne plus ultra
- → French: non plus ultra
- → German: Nonplusultra
- → Italian: non plus ultra