ultimativ

German

Etymology

First attested in the first half of the 20th century. Compare French ultimatif and Dutch ultimatief.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʊltimaˑˈtiːf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

ultimativ (strong nominative masculine singular ultimativer, not comparable)

1. firm, insistent (tolerating no dissent)

   Synonyms: nachdrücklich, keinen Widerspruch duldend

2. ultimate, final (greatest or maximum)

   Synonyms: letztendlich, nicht weiter steigerungsfähig

   Das Buch verweise darauf, dass das ultimative Ziel des Kommunismus darin besteht, Menschen zu zerstören, beginnend mit der Zerstörung traditioneller Werte.

   The book pointed out that the ultimate goal of communism is to destroy human beings, starting with the destruction of traditional values.

Declension

Positive forms of ultimativ (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist ultimativ	sie ist ultimativ	es ist ultimativ	sie sind ultimativ
strong declension (without article)	nominative	ultimativer	ultimative	ultimatives	ultimative
	genitive	ultimativen	ultimativer	ultimativen	ultimativer
	dative	ultimativem	ultimativer	ultimativem	ultimativen
	accusative	ultimativen	ultimative	ultimatives	ultimative
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der ultimative	die ultimative	das ultimative	die ultimativen
	genitive	des ultimativen	der ultimativen	des ultimativen	der ultimativen
	dative	dem ultimativen	der ultimativen	dem ultimativen	den ultimativen
	accusative	den ultimativen	die ultimative	das ultimative	die ultimativen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein ultimativer	eine ultimative	ein ultimatives	(keine) ultimativen
	genitive	eines ultimativen	einer ultimativen	eines ultimativen	(keiner) ultimativen
	dative	einem ultimativen	einer ultimativen	einem ultimativen	(keinen) ultimativen
	accusative	einen ultimativen	eine ultimative	ein ultimatives	(keine) ultimativen

Adverb

ultimativ

1. firmly, insistently

   Synonyms: nachdrücklich, mit Nachdruck

2. ultimately

   Synonym: letztendlich

Related terms

• Ultimatum
• Ultimo

Descendants

• → Hebrew: אולטימטיבי (ultimatívi)

Further reading

• “ultimativ”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “ultimativ” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ultimatif. By surface analysis, ultima +‎ -tiv.

Adjective

ultimativ m or n (feminine singular ultimativă, masculine plural ultimativi, feminine/neuter plural ultimative)

1. (attributive) ultimatum

Declension

Declension of ultimativ

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	ultimativ		ultimativă	ultimativi	ultimative
	definite	ultimativul		ultimativa	ultimativii	ultimativele
genitive- dative	indefinite	ultimativ		ultimative	ultimativi	ultimative
	definite	ultimativului		ultimativei	ultimativilor	ultimativelor