ulter
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Archaic Latin uls (“beyond”) from the pronominal stem il- whence also Latin ille and from the stem ol-.[1] Compare alter.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.ter/, [ˈʊɫ̪t̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈul.ter/, [ˈul̪t̪er]
Adjective edit
ulter (feminine ultra, neuter ultrum, comparative ulterior, superlative ultimus, adverb ultrō); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- that is beyond
Usage notes edit
Only the comparative ulterior and the superlative ultimus occur in classical Latin; the positive is not found until later.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective (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 | ultrō | ultrīs | ||||
| Accusative | ultrum | ultram | ultrum | ultrōs | ultrās | ultra | |
| Ablative | ultrō | ultrā | ultrō | ultrīs | |||
| Vocative | ulter | ultra | ultrum | ultrī | ultrae | ultra | |
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “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.