ultimo

See also: ultimó, ultimò, último, and ùltimo

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŭlʹtĭmō, IPA^(key): /ˈʌltɪməʊ/

Etymology 1

First attested in 1582; from Latin ultimō (elliptically for ultimō diē or ultimō mēnse), masculine ablative singular form of ultimus (“last”); cognate with Dutch ultimo, the German ultimo, the Swedish ultimo, etc.

Adjective

ultimo (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) On the last day (of a specified month).

Alternative forms

• vltimo (obsolete)

Adverb

ultimo (not comparable)

1. Of last month.
   • 1771 November 20, Alexander Hamilton, “From Alexander Hamilton to Fraser, Grant and Baillie, 20 November 1771”, in Harold C. Syrett, editor, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton‎^[1], volumes 1, 1768–1778, New York: Columbia University Press, published 1962, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 15:

     I receivd your favour of the 18th Ultimo in due time & beg pardon for not having answerd it before.

Alternative forms

• Ultimo (obsolete)
• ult. (abbreviation)
• ulto (contraction)

References

• “‖ Ultimo, a. and adv.” listed on pages 12–13 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § ii (U) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1926]
• “‖ultimo, a. and adv.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

Etymology 2

First attested in 1622; from either the Italian ultimo, or the Portuguese último, or the Spanish ultimo; compare ultime.

Noun

ultimo (plural not attested)

1. (obsolete, rare) = The ultimum; the final, ultimate point of a sequence.

References

• “† Ultimo, sb.” listed on page 12 of volume X, part I (Ti–U), § ii (U) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1926]
• “†ultimo, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈul.ti.mo/

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• Rhymes: -ultimo
• Hyphenation: ùl‧ti‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ultimus.

Adjective

ultimo (feminine ultima, masculine plural ultimi, feminine plural ultime, superlative ultimissimo)

1. last

   Antonym: primo

2. recent, current
3. pertaining to last month

Noun

ultimo m (plural ultimi, feminine ultima)

1. last one

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimare

Related terms

• da ultimo
• fino all'ultimo
• negli ultimi tempi
• ultimamente
• ultimare
• ultimativo
• ultimissima
• ultimogenito

 

Further reading

• ultimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• mutilo, mutilò, mutoli, tumoli

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.ti.moː/, [ˈʊɫ̪t̪ɪmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.ti.mo/, [ˈul̪t̪imo]

Adjective

ultimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ultimus

Verb

ultimō (present infinitive ultimāre, perfect active ultimāvī, supine ultimātum); first conjugation

1. to come to an end, be at the last

Conjugation

Conjugation of ultimō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ultimō	ultimās	ultimat	ultimāmus	ultimātis	ultimant
	imperfect	ultimābam	ultimābās	ultimābat	ultimābāmus	ultimābātis	ultimābant
	future	ultimābō	ultimābis	ultimābit	ultimābimus	ultimābitis	ultimābunt
	perfect	ultimāvī	ultimāvistī	ultimāvit	ultimāvimus	ultimāvistis	ultimāvērunt, ultimāvēre
	pluperfect	ultimāveram	ultimāverās	ultimāverat	ultimāverāmus	ultimāverātis	ultimāverant
	future perfect	ultimāverō	ultimāveris	ultimāverit	ultimāverimus	ultimāveritis	ultimāverint
passive	present	ultimor	ultimāris, ultimāre	ultimātur	ultimāmur	ultimāminī	ultimantur
	imperfect	ultimābar	ultimābāris, ultimābāre	ultimābātur	ultimābāmur	ultimābāminī	ultimābantur
	future	ultimābor	ultimāberis, ultimābere	ultimābitur	ultimābimur	ultimābiminī	ultimābuntur
	perfect	ultimātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ultimātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ultimātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ultimem	ultimēs	ultimet	ultimēmus	ultimētis	ultiment
	imperfect	ultimārem	ultimārēs	ultimāret	ultimārēmus	ultimārētis	ultimārent
	perfect	ultimāverim	ultimāverīs	ultimāverit	ultimāverīmus	ultimāverītis	ultimāverint
	pluperfect	ultimāvissem	ultimāvissēs	ultimāvisset	ultimāvissēmus	ultimāvissētis	ultimāvissent
passive	present	ultimer	ultimēris, ultimēre	ultimētur	ultimēmur	ultimēminī	ultimentur
	imperfect	ultimārer	ultimārēris, ultimārēre	ultimārētur	ultimārēmur	ultimārēminī	ultimārentur
	perfect	ultimātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ultimātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ultimā	—	—	ultimāte	—
	future	—	ultimātō	ultimātō	—	ultimātōte	ultimantō
passive	present	—	ultimāre	—	—	ultimāminī	—
	future	—	ultimātor	ultimātor	—	—	ultimantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ultimāre	ultimāvisse	ultimātūrum esse	ultimārī	ultimātum esse	ultimātum īrī
participles		ultimāns	—	ultimātūrus	—	ultimātus	ultimandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ultimandī	ultimandō	ultimandum	ultimandō	ultimātum	ultimātū

References

• “ultimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

• mutilo

Portuguese

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ulˈtimo/ [ul̪ˈt̪i.mo]
• Rhymes: -imo
• Syllabification: ul‧ti‧mo

Verb

ultimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ultimar