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Ultima


Ul′ti-ma

(ŭl′iĭ-mȧ)
,
Adj.
[L., fem. of
ultimus
last.]
Most remote; furthest; final; last.
Ultima ratio
[L.]
,
the last reason or argument; the last resort.
Ultima Thule
.
[L.]
See
Thule
.

Ul′ti-ma

,
Noun.
[L., fem. of
ultimus
last.]
(Gram. & Pros.)
The last syllable of a word.

Definition 2024


ultima

ultima

See also: ultimá, última, and ùltima

English

Noun

ultima (plural ultimas)

  1. (grammar, prosody) The final syllable of a word.

Coordinate terms

(names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)

Translations


Finnish

Etymology

< Latin

Noun

ultima

  1. (prosody) ultima (last syllable in a multisyllable word)

Declension

Inflection of ultima (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative ultima ultimat
genitive ultiman ultimoiden
ultimoitten
ultimojen
partitive ultimaa ultimoita
ultimoja
illative ultimaan ultimoihin
singular plural
nominative ultima ultimat
accusative nom. ultima ultimat
gen. ultiman
genitive ultiman ultimoiden
ultimoitten
ultimojen
ultimainrare
partitive ultimaa ultimoita
ultimoja
inessive ultimassa ultimoissa
elative ultimasta ultimoista
illative ultimaan ultimoihin
adessive ultimalla ultimoilla
ablative ultimalta ultimoilta
allative ultimalle ultimoille
essive ultimana ultimoina
translative ultimaksi ultimoiksi
instructive ultimoin
abessive ultimatta ultimoitta
comitative ultimoineen

Italian

Adjective

ultima

  1. feminine singular of ultimo

Noun

ultima f (plural ultime, masculine ultimo)

  1. the last woman, the last female
  2. the last (grammatically feminine) thing

Verb

ultima

  1. third-person singular present indicative of ultimare
  2. second-person singular imperative of ultimare

Anagrams


Ladin

Adjective

ultima

  1. feminine singular of ultim

Latin

Adjective

ultima

  1. nominative feminine singular of ultimus
  2. nominative neuter plural of ultimus
  3. accusative neuter plural of ultimus
  4. vocative feminine singular of ultimus
  5. vocative neuter plural of ultimus

ultimā

  1. ablative feminine singular of ultimus

Portuguese

Verb

ultima

  1. third-person singular present indicative of ultimar
  2. second-person singular imperative of ultimar

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈul.ti.ma]

Adjective

ultima

  1. definite feminine singular nominative form of ultim
  2. definite feminine singular accusative form of ultim

Spanish

Verb

ultima

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of ultimar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ultimar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of ultimar.