ultimo
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŭlʹtĭmō, IPA(key): /ˈʌltɪməʊ/
Audio (US): (file)
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)
- (obsolete) On the last day (of a specified month).
Alternative forms
- vltimo (obsolete)
Coordinate terms
Adverb
ultimo (not comparable)
- 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[1], 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
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 [1st ed., 1926]
- “‖ultimo, a. and adv.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
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)
References
- “† Ultimo, sb.” listed on page 12 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § ii (U) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1926]
- “†ultimo, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈul.ti.mo/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ultimo
- Hyphenation: ùl‧ti‧mo
Etymology 1
Adjective
ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimi, feminine plural ultime, superlative ultimissimo)
Noun
ultimo m (plural ultimi, feminine ultima)
- last one
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ultimo
- first-person singular present indicative of ultimare
Related terms
Further reading
- ultimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Ladino
Etymology 1
Adjective
ultimo (Hebrew spelling אולטימו)
- alternative spelling of último
- 2005, Aki Yerushalayim[2], 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)
- first-person singular present indicative of ultimar
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ultimar
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊɫ.tɪ.moː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈul̪.t̪i.mo]
Adjective
ultimō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ultimus
Verb
ultimō (present infinitive ultimāre, perfect active ultimāvī, supine ultimātum); first conjugation
- 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
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /uwˈt͡ʃĩ.mu/ [uʊ̯ˈt͡ʃĩ.mu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uwˈt͡ʃi.mo/ [uʊ̯ˈt͡ʃi.mo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ulˈti.mu/ [uɫˈti.mu]
- Hyphenation: ul‧ti‧mo
Verb
ultimo
- first-person singular present indicative of ultimar
Etymology 2
Adjective
ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimos, feminine plural ultimas, not comparable)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of último.
- 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Festa [Celebration]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], 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/ [ul̪ˈt̪i.mo]
- Rhymes: -imo
- Syllabification: ul‧ti‧mo
Adjective
ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimos, feminine plural ultimas)
- obsolete spelling of último
Verb
ultimo
- first-person singular present indicative of ultimar
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔultimo/ [ˌʔul.t̪ɪˈmo]
- Rhymes: -ultimo
- Syllabification: ul‧ti‧mo
Adjective
últimó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜓ)
Related terms
Adverb
últimó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜓ)
Related terms
Noun
últimó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜓ)
Further reading
- “ultimo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “ultimo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018