ulter

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Archaic Latin uls (“beyond”) from the pronominal stem il- whence also Latin ille and from the stem ol-. Compare alter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈul.ter/, [ˈʊɫ̪t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.ter/, [ˈul̪t̪er]

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

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

• citer

Derived terms

• ultrā
• ultrō

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.

Anagrams

• luter