ultimatum

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See also: Ultimatum, ultimátum, and ultimàtum

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ultimatus (“late, last final”), from Latin ultimus (“extreme, last, furthest, farthest, final”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌʌl.tɪˈmeɪ.təm/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun[edit]

ultimatum (plural ultimatums or ultimata)

  1. (diplomacy) A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.
    • 1762 The Annual Register or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature of the Year 1761
      . . . But he was directed to present a memorial, urging many reasons for the restitution of the captures made before the war, to represent in its full force, the benefit that would arise, both to France and England, from the total desertion of the war in Germany, and if England should refuse the conditions, now offered as an ultimatum, to wait for farther instructions.
      The ultimatum arrived in London August 8. M. Buffy soon after wrote to Mr. Pitt, and in his answer, dated August 15, says, that, as to the stile of the ultimatum and letter, the king his master adheres both to the form and substance of them, he laments that peace appears by the proposals and conduct of France to be far distant, and retorts some charges and elusion and delay.
      M. Buffy, and Mr. Pitt however, had a conference on the two ultimatums jointly, and on the 30th of August an answer to the French ultimatum was delivered, in which the French propositions are agreed to, except in the following particulars. . .
    • 1913 U.S. Naval War College: International Law Topics and Discussions
      An ultimatum may be issued containing a demand for satisfaction. Such an ultimatum is usually formulated in diplomatic terms, which would not make it too difficult for the state to which it is dispatched to find a way to adjust the difficulties. The ultimatum usually fixes the time within which an answer must be made. The United States required that Spain reply to its demand for withdrawal of Spanish forces from Cuba within three days; i. e., by April 23. War was declared on April 25. An ultimatum in itself does not necessarily involve a declaration of war unless the failure to comply with the demands carries with it a conditional declaration of war.
      The British demands upon Venezuela in 1902 required an immediate satisfaction of certain claims, and concluded: “ This communication must be regarded in the light of ultimatum.” The failure of Venezuela to satisfy these claims did not lead to an immediate war, but to an attempt to establish a pacific blockade which subsequently took the form of a true blockade.
      Whatever the preliminary negotiations or evidences of strained relations which might have received consideration prior to 1907, among those states now parties to the convention relative to the opening of hostilities, it is now necessary that there be a previous and explicit warning.
      This previous and explicit warning may take the form of a reasoned declaration of war or of an ultimatum with a conditional declaration of war.
      The reasoned declaration of war was regarded by many as necessary or at least very desirable because the opposing belligerent should be given a formal statement of the grounds of the war and the neutrals should not suffer such great changes in their ordinary rights and obligations without knowledge of the reasons.
      If instead of the reasoned declaration of war, the ultimatum with conditional declaration was employed, the reasons for the breaking off of peaceful relations would be stated in the ultimatum.
  2. (diplomacy, dated) An intended final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another in a negotiation.
    • 1724 William Wynne: The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty
      . . . Thirdly, That they, the Dutch, 5 or 6 Weeks after they had received these Letters, (of 12th of July) call'd for an Ultimatum, so they termed the dernier mot, from us; and that we gave our Ultimatum to the Mediators first by Word of Mouth in August, then on the 5th of September, N. S. in writing.

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English ultimatum, from Latin ultimatus (“late, last final”), from Latin ultimus (“extreme, last, furthest, farthest, final”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ul‧ti‧ma‧tum

Noun[edit]

ultimatum

  1. an ultimatum

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian ультиматум (ulʹtimatum).

Noun[edit]

ultimatum

  1. ultimatum

Declension[edit]

Declension of ultimatum
singular plural
nominative ultimatum ultimatumlar
genitive ultimatumnıñ ultimatumlarnıñ
dative ultimatumğa ultimatumlarğa
accusative ultimatumnı ultimatumlarnı
locative ultimatumda ultimatumlarda
ablative ultimatumdan ultimatumlardan

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ultimaːtɔm/, [ultˢiˈmæːtˢɔm]

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n (singular definite ultimatummet, plural indefinite ultimatummer)

  1. ultimatum

Inflection[edit]

Declension of ultimatum
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ultimatum ultimatummet ultimatummer ultimatummerne
genitive ultimatums ultimatummets ultimatummers ultimatummernes

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Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ultimatum, from ultimatus (“late, last final”), from ultimō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌʏl.tiˈmaː.tʏm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ul‧ti‧ma‧tum
  • Rhymes: -aːtʏm

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n (plural ultimatums or ultimata, diminutive ultimatumpje n)

  1. ultimatum

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: ultimatum
  • → Indonesian: ultimatum

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ultimatum m (plural ultimatums)

  1. ultimatum

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

ultimātum

  1. accusative supine of ultimō

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n (definite singular ultimatumet, indefinite plural ultimata or ultimatumer, definite plural ultimataene or ultimatumene)

  1. an ultimatum

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n (definite singular ultimatumet, indefinite plural ultimatum, definite plural ultimatuma)

  1. an ultimatum

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin ultimātum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ul.tiˈma.tum/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -atum
  • Syllabification: ul‧ti‧ma‧tum

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n

  1. ultimatum

Declension[edit]

Declension of ultimatum
singular plural
nominative ultimatum ultimata
genitive ultimatum ultimatów
dative ultimatum ultimatom
accusative ultimatum ultimata
instrumental ultimatum ultimatami
locative ultimatum ultimatach
vocative ultimatum ultimata

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • ultimatum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ultimatum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French ultimatum.

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n (plural ultimatumuri)

  1. ultimatum

Declension[edit]

Declension of ultimatum
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ultimatum ultimatumul (niște) ultimatumuri ultimatumurile
genitive/dative (unui) ultimatum ultimatumului (unor) ultimatumuri ultimatumurilor
vocative ultimatumule ultimatumurilor

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ultimǎːtum/
  • Hyphenation: ul‧ti‧ma‧tum

Noun[edit]

ultimátum m (Cyrillic spelling ултима́тум)

  1. ultimatum

Declension[edit]

Declension of ultimatum
singular plural
nominative ultimatum ultimatumi
genitive ultimatuma ultimatuma
dative ultimatumu ultimatumima
accusative ultimatum ultimatume
vocative ultimatume ultimatumi
locative ultimatumu ultimatumima
instrumental ultimatumom ultimatumima

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n

  1. an ultimatum

Declension[edit]

Declension of ultimatum 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ultimatum ultimatumet ultimatum ultimatumen
Genitive ultimatums ultimatumets ultimatums ultimatumens

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