ultro

Latin

Etymology

From Latin ulter, originally the masculine ablative.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.troː/, [ˈʊɫ̪t̪roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.tro/, [ˈul̪t̪ro]

Adverb

ultrō (not comparable)

1. to the farther side, beyond, on the other side

   Synonym: ultrā

   Antonyms: citrā, hinc

2. (with citro) to and fro, back and forth, on this side and on that
3. afar, away, off
4. besides, moreover, too, over and above

   Synonym: īnsuper

5. conversely, on the other hand
6. (figuratively) superfluously, gratuitously, wantonly
7. (figuratively) of one's own accord, without being asked, spontaneously, voluntarily, freely
   • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 4.265:

     […] ultro / hortantem et fessas ad pabula nota vocantem

     […] freely / calling them and exhorting the weary insects to eat their familiar food.

Derived terms

• ultrōneus

References

• “ultro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ultro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ultro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • on this side and on that; to and fro: ultro citroque
    
  • to be the aggressor in a war; to act on the offensive: bellum or arma ultro inferre