ulti
/ulti/from spelling rules
ulti is a Spanish phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /ulti/.
Did you know?
- Gamers in Spanish-speaking countries often use tirar la ulti to describe the action of activating their special power, where tirar literally means 'to throw'.
- Because ulti is a loanword, it follows Spanish gender rules, meaning players will say la ulti (feminine) instead of the masculine 'the ultimate'.
- The term ulti is a global gaming loanword borrowed from the English word 'ultimate'. It is used across several European languages including French, Italian and German.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are playing a team-based video game together.
- JavierLucía, ¡están todos juntos!Lucía, they are all together!
- Lucía¡Vale, voy a lanzar el ulti!Okay, I'm going to use my ultimate!
- Javier¡Sí, hazlo ya!Yes, do it now!
- Lucía¡Los eliminé a todos!I eliminated them all!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ulti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
