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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin non plus ultra, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it.
Noun[edit]
non plus ultra
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → German: Non Plus Ultra
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Latin nōn plūs ultra.
Noun[edit]
non plus ultra m (invariable)
- the very best, the ne plus ultra
Further reading[edit]
- non plus ultra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “nothing further beyond”, nōn (“not”) + plūs (“more”) + ultrā (“beyond”). An ancient post-classical Mediterranean aphorism, fabulously alleged to have been inscribed somewhere upon the Pillars of Hercules as a warning to ships to sail no further. Adopted during the Renaissance as a metaphor for the stifling influence of ancient philosophy on the progress of thought. Compare Gādēs.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /noːn pluːs ˈul.traː/, [noːn pɫ̪uːs̠ ˈʊɫ̪t̪räː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /non plus ˈul.tra/, [nɔn plus ˈul̪t̪rä]
Phrase[edit]
- A warning to not go beyond (this point).
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Dutch: non plus ultra
- → German: Non Plus Ultra
- → English: ne plus ultra
- → French: non plus ultra
- → German: Nonplusultra
- → Italian: non plus ultra
See also[edit]
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