Nonplusultra

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōn plūs ultra. Doublet of Non Plus Ultra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔnplʊsˈʔʊltʁa/, /noːnplʊsˈʔʊltʁa/
  • Hyphenation: Non‧plus‧ul‧tra
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Noun

Nonplusultra n (strong, genitive Nonplusultra, no plural)

  1. (often humorous) ultimate, ne plus ultra, the very best (of something)
    Synonyms: Gipfel, Glanzpunkt, Allerbeste
    • 1867, Carl Ernst Bock, “Curir-Schwindeleien”, in Die Gartenlaube, number 47:
      Das Nonplusultra von amerikanischem Geheimmittelschwindel ist folgendes: Durch Dr. Allinhead’s Diamanttropfen (aus den Säften geheimnißvoller Kräuter des tropischen Klimas bereitet) wird der ganze Mensch durchsichtig.
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    • 1877, “Buffalo-Bill”, in Die Gartenlaube, number 35:
      Die paar Stunden, die er bei uns zubrachte, ließ er die kleinen Waffen nicht aus der Hand, und nur beim schwarzen Kaffee lenkte die Nonplusultra-Dampf-Kaffeemaschine von Bude und Comp. in Wien seine Aufmerksamkeit einige Augenblicke ab; […]
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Declension

Declension of Nonplusultra
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Nonplusultra
genitive eines des Nonplusultra
dative einem dem Nonplusultra
accusative ein das Nonplusultra

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