non plus ultra

See also: Non Plus Ultra

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin non plus ultra, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it.

Noun

non plus ultra

1. (printing, dated) A small size of type, equivalent to 2 point.

Synonyms

• vierde petit

Descendants

• (German) Non Plus Ultra

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin non plus ultra

Noun

non plus ultra (di) m (uncountable)

1. the last word in ~, the very best, the ne plus ultra.

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Latin

Etymology

Earliest known usage by Charles Aleyn in mid-17th century.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /noːn pluːs ˈul.traː/, [noːn pɫ̪uːs̠ ˈʊɫ̪t̪räː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /non plus ˈul.tra/, [nɔn plus ˈul̪t̪rä]

Phrase

nōn plūs ultra

1. literally, (go) no more beyond (this point); nothing further beyond.

Notes

• alleged to be inscribed on Pillars of Hercules as a warning to ships to sail no further.