plus ultra
Latin
editEtymology
editLiterally, “further beyond”, a reversal of nōn plūs ultra (“nothing further beyond”), adopted as personal motto of Charles V following the discovery of the New World.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pluːs ˈul.traː/, [pɫ̪uːs̠ ˈʊɫ̪t̪räː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plus ˈul.tra/, [plus ˈul̪t̪rä]
Phrase
editFurther reading
edit- plus ultra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish
editNoun
editplus ultra m (uncountable)
Further reading
edit- “plus ultra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014