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English
Etymology
From Latin antepaenultima, antepenultima (“antepenultimate”); feminine gender, agreeing with syllaba (“syllable”)).
Noun
antepenultima (plural antepenultimas)
- (poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
Coordinate terms
Latin
Adjective
antepēnultima
- inflection of antepēnultimus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
antepēnultimā
- ablative feminine singular of antepēnultimus
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin antepaenultima (syllaba).
Pronunciation
Noun
antepenultima c
- (linguistics, poetry) third to last syllable in a word; antepenult
Declension
Declension of antepenultima
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