non plus ultra

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Latin non plus ultra, the name given to the type by the Enschedé Foundry in Haarlem, who first cut it. === Noun === non plus ultra (printing, dated) a small size of type, equivalent to 2 point ==== Synonyms ==== vierde petit ==== Descendants ==== → German: Non Plus Ultra == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin nōn plūs ultra. === Noun === non plus ultra m (invariable) the very best, the ne plus ultra === Further reading === non plus ultra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Alternative forms === ne plus ultra === Etymology === Literally, “nothing further beyond”, nōn (“not”) + plūs (“more”) + ultrā (“beyond”). An ancient post-classical Mediterranean aphorism, fabulously alleged to have been inscribed somewhere upon the Pillars of Hercules as a warning to ships to sail no further. Adopted during the Renaissance as a metaphor for the stifling influence of ancient philosophy on the progress of thought. Compare Gādēs. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnoːn ˈpɫuːs ˈʊɫ.traː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔn ˈplus ˈul.tra] === Phrase === nōn plūs ultra A warning to not go beyond (this point). ==== Derived terms ==== plus ultrā ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: non plus ultra → German: Non Plus Ultra → English: ne plus ultra → French: non plus ultra → German: Nonplusultra → Italian: non plus ultra ==== See also ==== here be dragons == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin nōn plūs ultra. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: non plus ul‧tra === Noun === non plus ultra m ne plus ultra (the ultimate point of achievement) === Further reading === “non plus ultra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “non plus ultra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “non plus ultra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026