ultra-

== English == === Etymology === 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. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional ==== Usage notes ==== Productive in all senses. The hyphen may be 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 ==== infra- ==== Derived terms ==== ultra-scalable ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === lutar == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ultra ] === Prefix === ultra- ultra- ‎ultra- + ‎fialový → ‎ultrafialový ==== Derived terms ==== === 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) ultralyd, ultraviolet (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/ === 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 ==== === 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- ultra- ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Latin ultrā. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊltʁa/ === Prefix === ultra- ultra- ==== Usage notes ==== In political buzzwords (like ultrakonservativ), this suffix is derogatory. ==== Derived terms ==== ultraradikal ultrareaktionär == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈultrɒ] Hyphenation: ult‧ra === Prefix === ultra- ultra- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). === Prefix === ultra- ultra- ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin ultrā (“beyond”). === Prefix === ultra- ultra- ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Prefix === ultra- ultra- (as for English) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ultra-” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Prefix === ultra- ultra- (as for English) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ultra-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin ultrā. === Pronunciation === === Prefix === ultra- ultra- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ultra-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ultra-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin ultrā. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ultɾa/ [ul̪.t̪ɾa] Syllabification: ul‧tra- === Prefix === ultra- ultra- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ultra-”, 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