ultimo

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See also: ultimò, ultimó, ùltimo, and último

English

Pronunciation

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).
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Adverb

ultimo (not comparable)

  1. Of last month.
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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

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Ladino

Etymology 1

Adjective

ultimo (Hebrew spelling אולטימו)

  1. alternative spelling of último
    • 2005, Aki Yerushalayim, volumes 26–28, page 4:
      Ma mizmo en estos momentos de fiesta i alegria, no podimos evitar de apuntar ke ainda semos enfrentados por graves peligros, entre otras en el kampo finansiario tambien, komo konsekuensa de las restriksiones de estos ultimos anyos en los budjetos de las institusiones kulturales en Israel i de la difikultad kada vez mas grande, de obtener el ayudo del kual tenemos menester.
      Yet even in these moments of joy and happiness, we could not avoid emphasizing that we remained confronted by grave dangers, among others in the financial camp as well, as a consequence of the restrictions of these last years in Israel’s institutions’ culturals budgets and from the worse difficulty every time of getting help for what we need.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ultimo (Hebrew spelling אולטימו)

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar
  2. third-person singular preterite indicative of ultimar

Latin

Pronunciation

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

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ul‧ti‧mo

Verb

ultimo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar

Etymology 2

Adjective

ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimos, feminine plural ultimas, not comparable)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of último.
    • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Festa ”, in Vidas Seccas , Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 115:
      Da ultima vez que se tinham encontrado houvera uma confusão de numeros, e Fabiano, com os miolos ardendo, deixara indignado o escriptorio do branco, certo que fôra enganado.
      The last time they had met, there had been a mix-up with numbers, and Fabiano, his mind burning, had left the white man’s office indignant, certain he had been deceived.

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimos, feminine plural ultimas)

  1. obsolete spelling of último

Verb

ultimo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish último.

Pronunciation

Adjective

últimó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜓ)

  1. last; final

Adverb

últimó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜓ)

  1. even; including

Noun

últimó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜓ)

  1. (military) private

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