ultro
Latin
Etymology
From Latin ulter, originally the masculine ablative.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.troː/, [ˈʊɫ.troː]
Adverb
ultrō (not comparable)
- to the farther side, beyond, on the other side
- (with citro) to and fro, back and forth, on this side and on that
- afar, away, off
- besides, moreover, too, over and above
- conversely, on the other hand
- (figuratively) superfluously, gratuitously, wantonly
- (figuratively) of one's own accord, without being asked, spontaneously, voluntarily, freely
Derived terms
References
- ultro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ultro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ultro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- on this side and on that; to and fro: ultro citroque
- to be the aggressor in a war; to act on the offensive: bellum or arma ultro inferre
- on this side and on that; to and fro: ultro citroque
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