ultramar
See also: Ultramar
Catalan
Alternative forms
- oltramar (archaic)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ultramar m (plural ultramars)
- overseas, abroad
- ultramarine (pigment)
- Synonym: blau d'ultramar
Derived terms
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]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaɾ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmaɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaʁ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uw.tɾaˈmaɻ/ [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmaɻ]
- (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)
- overseas (countries and regions outside one’s country, especially across the sea)
- Synonym: além-mar
- Eles viajaram para o ultramar.
- They travelled overseas.
- (Portugal, historical, often capitalized) the Portuguese overseas territories from colonial times
- Guerra do Ultramar.
- Overseas War.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ultɾaˈmaɾ/ [ul̪.t̪ɾaˈmaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ul‧tra‧mar
Noun
ultramar m (plural ultramares)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “ultramar”, 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