ultimo
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŭlʹtĭmō, IPA(key): /ˈʌltɪməʊ/
Etymology 1
First attested in 1582; from Latin ultimō (elliptically for ultimō diē or ultimō mēnse), masculine ablative singular form of ultimus (“last”); cognate with Dutch ultimo, the German ultimo, the Swedish ultimo, etc.
Adjective
ultimo (not comparable)
- (obsolete) On the last day (of a specified month).
Alternative forms
- vltimo (obsolete)
Adverb
ultimo (not comparable)
- Of last month.
References
- “‖ Ultimo, a. and adv.” listed on pages 12–13 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § ii (U) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1926]
- “‖ultimo, a. and adv.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Etymology 2
First attested in 1622; from either the Italian ultimo, or the Portuguese último, or the Spanish ultimo; compare ultime.
Noun
ultimo (plural not attested)
- (obsolete, rare) = ultimum (clarification of this definition is needed)
References
- “† Ultimo, sb.” listed on page 12 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § ii (U) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1926]
- “†ultimo, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈultimo/
Related terms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.ti.moː/, [ˈʊɫ.tɪ.moː]
Adjective
ultimō
Verb
ultimō (present infinitive ultimāre, perfect active ultimāvī, supine ultimātum); first conjugation
- to come to an end, be at the last
Inflection
References
- ultimo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ulˈtimo/, [ul̪ˈt̪imo]
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