ultimo

See also ultimó, ultimò, último, and ùltimo

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: ŭlʹtĭmō, IPA: /ˈʌltɪməʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"VltIm@U/

Etymology 1

First attested in 1582; from the 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.

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 [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 ultimo, or the Spanish ultimo; compare ultime.

Noun

ultimo (plural not attested)

1. (obsolete, rare) = ultimum

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]

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin ultimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈultimo/, X-SAMPA: /"ultimo/

Adjective

ultimo m (f ultima, m plural ultimi, f plural ultime)

1. last
2. recent, current
3. pertaining to last month

Antonyms

• primo

Noun

ultimo m (plural ultimi, feminine singular ultima)

1. last one

Related terms

• da ultimo
• fino all'ultimo
• negli ultimi tempi
• ultimamente
• ultimare
• ultimativo
• ultimissima
• ultimogenito

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimare

Anagrams

• mutilo, mutilò, mutoli

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Latin

Adjective

ultimō

1. dative masculine singular of ultimus
2. dative neuter singular of ultimus
3. ablative masculine singular of ultimus
4. ablative neuter singular of ultimus

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Spanish

Verb

ultimo (infinitive ultimar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ultimar.

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Portuguese

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar