ultima Thule

See also: Ultima Thule, ultima Thulé, and Ultima Thulé

English

Etymology

From Latin ultima Thūlē, nominative feminine singular of ultimus (“furthest”) + Thule, from mediaeval geography; originally from the Ancient Greek Θούλη (Thoúlē), a (possibly mythical) island to the north of Britain.

Noun

ultima Thule (plural ultima Thules)

1. A place beyond the borders of the known world.
   • 1880, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Dedication to G. W. G.”, in Ultima Thule:

     Ultima Thule! Utmost Isle! / Here in thy harbors for a while / We lower our sails; a while we rest / From the unending, endless quest.

   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 306:

     It is impossible to define a reason for the Gulf Settlements attaining this unenviable notoriety, unless it is owing to the remoteness of their locality, and the kind of Ultima Thule that part of Australia seems to be.

2. Highest achievement.

Alternative forms

• ultima thule, Ultima Thule

Translations

Translations

• French: ultima Thulé (fr), ultime Thulé
• Japanese: 極北 (ja) (kyokuhoku)
• Spanish: última Tule f

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ultima Thūlē

Noun

ultima Thūlē f (genitive ultimae Thūlēs); first declension

1. (cartography) ultima Thule

Declension

First-declension adjective with a first-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	ultima Thūlē	ultimae Thūlae
genitive	ultimae Thūlēs	ultimārum Thūlārum
dative	ultimae Thūlae	ultimīs Thūlīs
accusative	ultimam Thūlēn	ultimās Thūlās
ablative	ultimā Thūlē	ultimīs Thūlīs
vocative	ultima Thūlē	ultimae Thūlae