Meaning
ultramarine, overseas
- deep blue like lapis lazuli (ultramarine)
- situated beyond the sea; overseas (mostly in the locution 'd'oltremare')
In a sentence
Ha dipinto l'intero soffitto di una sfumatura blu oltremare.
He painted the entire ceiling an ultramarine blue shade.
L'artista preferiva tonalità oltremare per i suoi paesaggi marini.
The artist preferred ultramarine shades for his seascapes.
La Francia conserva ancora diversi territori d'oltremare.
France still retains several overseas territories.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| oltremare | masculine · singular |
| oltremare | feminine · singular |
| oltremare | masculine · plural |
| oltremare | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable: forms do not change for gender or number.
- Most common as a color adjective ('blu oltremare'). In the sense of 'overseas', it is usually introduced by 'di' ('territori d'oltremare').