ultimatum
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ultimatus (“late, last final”), from Latin ultimus (“extreme, last, furthest, farthest, final”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌʌl.tɪˈmeɪ.təm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editultimatum (plural ultimatums or ultimata)
- (diplomacy) A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.
- 1762 The Annual Register or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature of the Year 1761
- . . . But he was directed to present a memorial, urging many reasons for the restitution of the captures made before the war, to represent in its full force, the benefit that would arise, both to France and England, from the total desertion of the war in Germany, and if England should refuse the conditions, now offered as an ultimatum, to wait for farther instructions.
The ultimatum arrived in London August 8. M. Buffy soon after wrote to Mr. Pitt, and in his answer, dated August 15, says, that, as to the stile of the ultimatum and letter, the king his master adheres both to the form and substance of them, he laments that peace appears by the proposals and conduct of France to be far distant, and retorts some charges and elusion and delay.
M. Buffy, and Mr. Pitt however, had a conference on the two ultimatums jointly, and on the 30th of August an answer to the French ultimatum was delivered, in which the French propositions are agreed to, except in the following particulars. . .
- . . . But he was directed to present a memorial, urging many reasons for the restitution of the captures made before the war, to represent in its full force, the benefit that would arise, both to France and England, from the total desertion of the war in Germany, and if England should refuse the conditions, now offered as an ultimatum, to wait for farther instructions.
- 1913 U.S. Naval War College: International Law Topics and Discussions
- An ultimatum may be issued containing a demand for satisfaction. Such an ultimatum is usually formulated in diplomatic terms, which would not make it too difficult for the state to which it is dispatched to find a way to adjust the difficulties. The ultimatum usually fixes the time within which an answer must be made. The United States required that Spain reply to its demand for withdrawal of Spanish forces from Cuba within three days; i. e., by April 23. War was declared on April 25. An ultimatum in itself does not necessarily involve a declaration of war unless the failure to comply with the demands carries with it a conditional declaration of war.
The British demands upon Venezuela in 1902 required an immediate satisfaction of certain claims, and concluded: “ This communication must be regarded in the light of ultimatum.” The failure of Venezuela to satisfy these claims did not lead to an immediate war, but to an attempt to establish a pacific blockade which subsequently took the form of a true blockade.
Whatever the preliminary negotiations or evidences of strained relations which might have received consideration prior to 1907, among those states now parties to the convention relative to the opening of hostilities, it is now necessary that there be a previous and explicit warning.
This previous and explicit warning may take the form of a reasoned declaration of war or of an ultimatum with a conditional declaration of war.
The reasoned declaration of war was regarded by many as necessary or at least very desirable because the opposing belligerent should be given a formal statement of the grounds of the war and the neutrals should not suffer such great changes in their ordinary rights and obligations without knowledge of the reasons.
If instead of the reasoned declaration of war, the ultimatum with conditional declaration was employed, the reasons for the breaking off of peaceful relations would be stated in the ultimatum.
- An ultimatum may be issued containing a demand for satisfaction. Such an ultimatum is usually formulated in diplomatic terms, which would not make it too difficult for the state to which it is dispatched to find a way to adjust the difficulties. The ultimatum usually fixes the time within which an answer must be made. The United States required that Spain reply to its demand for withdrawal of Spanish forces from Cuba within three days; i. e., by April 23. War was declared on April 25. An ultimatum in itself does not necessarily involve a declaration of war unless the failure to comply with the demands carries with it a conditional declaration of war.
- 1762 The Annual Register or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature of the Year 1761
- (diplomacy, dated) An intended final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another in a negotiation.
- 1724 William Wynne: The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty
- . . . Thirdly, That they, the Dutch, 5 or 6 Weeks after they had received these Letters, (of 12th of July) call'd for an Ultimatum, so they termed the dernier mot, from us; and that we gave our Ultimatum to the Mediators first by Word of Mouth in August, then on the 5th of September, N. S. in writing.
- 1724 William Wynne: The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty
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edit- ultimatum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ultimatum in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Cebuano
editEtymology
editFrom English ultimatum, from Latin ultimatus (“late, last final”), from Latin ultimus (“extreme, last, furthest, farthest, final”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: ul‧ti‧ma‧tum
Noun
editultimatum
- an ultimatum
Crimean Tatar
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian ультиматум (ulʹtimatum).
Noun
editultimatum
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | ultimatum | ultimatumlar |
genitive | ultimatumnıñ | ultimatumlarnıñ |
dative | ultimatumğa | ultimatumlarğa |
accusative | ultimatumnı | ultimatumlarnı |
locative | ultimatumda | ultimatumlarda |
ablative | ultimatumdan | ultimatumlardan |
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editDanish
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editNoun
editultimatum n (singular definite ultimatummet, plural indefinite ultimatummer)
Inflection
editneuter gender |
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ultimatum | ultimatummet | ultimatummer | ultimatummerne |
genitive | ultimatums | ultimatummets | ultimatummers | ultimatummernes |
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editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ultimatum, from ultimatus (“late, last final”), from ultimō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editultimatum n (plural ultimatums or ultimata, diminutive ultimatumpje n)
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editDescendants
editFrench
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /yl.ti.ma.tɔm/
- Rhymes: -ɔm
- Homophone: ultimatums
Noun
editultimatum m (plural ultimatums)
Descendants
edit- → Turkish: ültimatom
Further reading
edit- “ultimatum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editInternationalism, borrowed from Dutch ultimatum, from Latin ultimatum, from ultimatus (“late, last final”), from ultimō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editultimatum (plural ultimatum-ultimatum, first-person possessive ultimatumku, second-person possessive ultimatummu, third-person possessive ultimatumnya)
Synonyms
edit- kata dua (Standard Malay)
- kemuktamadan (Standard Malay)
Further reading
edit- “ultimatum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
editVerb
editultimātum
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editultimatum n (definite singular ultimatumet, indefinite plural ultimata or ultimatumer, definite plural ultimataene or ultimatumene)
- an ultimatum
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editultimatum n (definite singular ultimatumet, indefinite plural ultimatum, definite plural ultimatuma)
- an ultimatum
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin ultimātum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editultimatum n
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editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | ultimatum | ultimata |
genitive | ultimatum | ultimatów |
dative | ultimatum | ultimatom |
accusative | ultimatum | ultimata |
instrumental | ultimatum | ultimatami |
locative | ultimatum | ultimatach |
vocative | ultimatum | ultimata |
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editFurther reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French ultimatum.
Noun
editultimatum n (plural ultimatumuri)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) ultimatum | ultimatumul | (niște) ultimatumuri | ultimatumurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) ultimatum | ultimatumului | (unor) ultimatumuri | ultimatumurilor |
vocative | ultimatumule | ultimatumurilor |
Serbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editultimátum m (Cyrillic spelling ултима́тум)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | ultimatum | ultimatumi |
genitive | ultimatuma | ultimatuma |
dative | ultimatumu | ultimatumima |
accusative | ultimatum | ultimatume |
vocative | ultimatume | ultimatumi |
locative | ultimatumu | ultimatumima |
instrumental | ultimatumom | ultimatumima |
Swedish
editNoun
editultimatum n
- an ultimatum
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editDeclension of ultimatum | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ultimatum | ultimatumet | ultimatum | ultimatumen |
Genitive | ultimatums | ultimatumets | ultimatums | ultimatumens |
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