"Ultimatum" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ʊltiˈmaːtʊm] Audio: De-Ultimatum.ogg
Etymology: From Medieval Latin ultimatus, from Late Latin ultimare (“to come to an end, be at the last”). Etymology templates: {{uder|de|ML.|ultimatus||}} Medieval Latin ultimatus, {{uder|de|la|ultimare||to come to an end, be at the last}} Latin ultimare (“to come to an end, be at the last”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,Ultimaten}} Ultimatum n (strong, genitive Ultimatums, plural Ultimaten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,Ultimaten}} Forms: Ultimatums [genitive], Ultimaten [plural], strong [table-tags], Ultimatum [nominative, singular], Ultimaten [definite, nominative, plural], Ultimatums [genitive, singular], Ultimaten [definite, genitive, plural], Ultimatum [dative, singular], Ultimaten [dative, definite, plural], Ultimatum [accusative, singular], Ultimaten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. ultimatum Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: ultimativ Related terms: Ultimatumspiel (english: ultimatum game), Ultima Ratio, Ultimo

Inflected forms

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