ultra-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret.
2. (morpheme) Beyond, on the far side of, as in ultraviolet.
3. (morpheme) Beyond, outside of, as in ultraterrestrial.
4. (morpheme) Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
5. (augmentative, morpheme) intensely, extremely, or exceptional

Synonyms

hyper-

extremely

super-

extreme

very low

infra-

ultra

Translations

ganz

sehr

super-

sur-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌltɹə/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Latin ūls
Proto-Indo-European *-teros?
Latin -ter
Latin -ā
Latin ultrālbor.
English ultra-
Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).