ultra-
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌltɹə/
Prefix
ultra-
- Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret.
- Beyond, on the far side of, as in ultraviolet.
- Beyond, outside of, as in ultraterrestrial.
- Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
- 2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly[1], volume 188, number 23, page 19:
- In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.
- (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
Usage notes
- Productive in all senses. The hyphen is included when the use is relatively unfamiliar, as in ultra-careful.
Synonyms
- (beyond): trans-, para-, hyper-, out-, extra-, preter-
- (on the far side of): trans-
- (excessively): over-, hyper-, ana-
- (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand
Antonyms
Derived terms
- ultra-scalable
English terms prefixed with ultra-
Translations
greater than normal quantity or importance
beyond, on the far side of
beyond, outside of
excessively, to an extreme
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ultra ]
Prefix
ultra-
- ultra-
- ultra- + fialový → ultrafialový
Derived terms
Czech terms prefixed with ultra-
Further reading
- “ultra-”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ultra-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- ultra- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ultra-/, [ˈultˢʁ̥ɑˈ-], [ˈultˢʁ̥ɑˌ-]
Prefix
ultra-
- ultra- (beyond, on the far side of; beyond, outside of)
- (informal) ultra- (greater than normal quantity or importance, excessively, to an extreme)
- ultralet, ultrakort, ultramoderne, ultratynd
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʏl.traː/
Audio: (file)
Prefix
ultra-
- ultra- (beyond, on the far side of; beyond, outside of)
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English ultra-), ultimately from Latin ultrā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈultrɑ-/, [ˈul̪.t̪rɑ̝-]
Prefix
ultra-
- (usually in loanwords) ultra-
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with ultra-
Further reading
- “ultra-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023
French
Prefix
ultra-
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with ultra-
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊltʁa/
Audio: (file)
Prefix
ultra-
Usage notes
- In political buzzwords (like ultrakonservativ), this suffix is derogatory.
Derived terms
German terms prefixed with ultra-
- ultraradikal
- ultrareaktionär
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈultrɒ]
- Hyphenation: ult‧ra
Prefix
ultra-
Derived terms
Hungarian nouns prefixed with ultra-
Hungarian adjectives prefixed with ultra-
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).
Prefix
ultra-
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with ultra-
Italian
Etymology
Prefix
ultra-
Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with ultra-
Norwegian Bokmål
Prefix
ultra-
- ultra- (as for English)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with ultra-
References
- “ultra-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Prefix
ultra-
- ultra- (as for English)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with ultra-
References
- “ultra-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /uw.tɾa/ [uʊ̯.tɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ul.tɾɐ/ [uɫ.tɾɐ]
Prefix
ultra-
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with ultra-
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ultɾa/ [ul̪.t̪ɾa]
- Syllabification: ul‧tra-
Prefix
ultra-
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with ultra-
Further reading
- “ultra-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024