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)

1. (obsolete) On the last day (of a specified month).

Alternative forms

• vltimo (obsolete)

Adverb

ultimo (not comparable)

1. Of last month.
   • 1771 November 20, Alexander Hamilton, “From Alexander Hamilton to Fraser, Grant and Baillie, 20 November 1771”, in Harold C. Syrett, editor, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton‎, volumes 1, 1768–1778, New York: Columbia University Press, published 1962, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 15:

     I receivd your favour of the 18th Ultimo in due time & beg pardon for not having answerd it before.

Alternative forms

• Ultimo (obsolete)
• ult. (abbreviation)
• ulto (contraction)

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
• “‖ultimo, a. and adv.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary

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)

1. (obsolete, rare) = The ultimum; the final, ultimate point of a sequence.

References

• “† Ultimo, sb.” listed on page 12 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § ii (U) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
• “†ultimo, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈul.ti.mo/

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• Rhymes: -ultimo
• Hyphenation: ùl‧ti‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ultimus.

Adjective

ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimi, feminine plural ultime, superlative ultimissimo)

1. last

   Antonym: primo

2. recent, current
3. pertaining to last month

Noun

ultimo m (plural ultimi, feminine ultima)

1. last one

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimare

Related terms

Further reading

• ultimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• mutilo, mutilò, mutoli, tumoli

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.ti.moː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.ti.mo/,

Adjective

ultimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ultimus

Verb

ultimō (present infinitive ultimāre, perfect active ultimāvī, supine ultimātum); first conjugation

1. to come to an end, be at the last

Conjugation

References

• “ultimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

• mutilo

Portuguese

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ulˈtimo/
• Rhymes: -imo
• Syllabification: ul‧ti‧mo

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar