ultramar

See also: Ultramar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• oltramar (archaic)

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ mar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˌul.tɾəˈmar]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌul.tɾaˈmar]

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Noun

ultramar m (plural ultramars)

1. overseas, abroad
2. ultramarine (pigment)

   Synonym: blau d'ultramar

Derived terms

• ultramarí

Further reading

• “ultramar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ultramar, outramar, from Latin ultra (“beyond”) + mare (“sea”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaʁ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaʁ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaɾ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmaɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaʁ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaɻ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmaɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ul.tɾɐˈmaɾ/ [uɫ.tɾɐˈmaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ul.tɾɐˈmaɾ/ [uɫ.tɾɐˈmaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ul.tɾɐˈma.ɾi/ [uɫ.tɾɐˈma.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ul‧tra‧mar

Noun

ultramar m (plural ultramares)

1. overseas (countries and regions outside one’s country, especially across the sea)

   Synonym: além-mar

   Eles viajaram para o ultramar.

   They travelled overseas.

2. (Portugal, historical, often capitalized) the Portuguese overseas territories from colonial times

   Guerra do Ultramar.

   Overseas War.

Further reading

• “ultramar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ultramar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Latin ūls

Proto-Indo-European *-teros?

Latin -ter

Old Latin -ād

Latin -ā

Latin ultrālbor.

Spanish ultra-

Spanish mar

Spanish ultramar

From ultra- + mar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ultɾaˈmaɾ/ [ul̪.t̪ɾaˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ul‧tra‧mar

Noun

ultramar m (plural ultramares)

1. abroad; overseas

   trabajo en ultramar ― overseas work

Derived terms

• azul de ultramar

Related terms

• ultramarino

Further reading

• “ultramar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025