ulter

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Archaic Latin uls (“beyond”) from the pronominal stem il- whence also Latin ille and from the stem ol-.[1] Compare alter.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.ter/, [ˈʊɫ.tɛr]

Adjective

ulter (feminine ultra, neuter ultrum); first/second declension

  1. that is beyond

Inflection

First/second declension, 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 ultrae ultrō ultrīs ultrīs ultrīs
Accusative ultrum ultram ultrum ultrōs ultrās ultra
Ablative ultrō ultrā ultrō ultrīs ultrīs ultrīs
Vocative ulter ultra ultrum ultrī ultrae ultra

Usage notes

Only the comparative ulterior and the superlative ultimus occur in classical Latin; the positive is not found until later.

Antonyms

Derived terms

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
  1. “oltre” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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