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Latin
Etymology
Derived from Old Latin ūls (“beyond”), from the pronominal stem il- whence also ille, and from the stem ol-. Compare alter.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ulter (feminine ultra, neuter ultrum, comparative ulterior, superlative ultimus, adverb ultrō); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- 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).
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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.
- ^ “oltre” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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