ultimatum

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See also: Ultimatum and ultimátum

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/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ultimatum (plural ultimatums or ultimata)

  1. A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war.

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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

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n (singular definite ultimatummet, plural indefinite ultimatummer)

  1. ultimatum

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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/
  • (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]

Borrowed from Latin ultimātum.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n

  1. ultimatum

Declension[edit]

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]

From French ultimatum.

Noun[edit]

ultimatum n (plural ultimatumuri)

  1. ultimatum

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ultimátum m (Cyrillic spelling ултима́тум)

  1. ultimatum

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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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