penultima

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See also: penúltima

English

Etymology

From Latin, from pēnultimus, paenultimus (“the last but one”).

Noun

penultima (plural penultimas)

  1. the next to last syllable in a word

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈnul.ti.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ultima
  • Hyphenation: pe‧nùl‧ti‧ma

Adjective

penultima

  1. feminine singular of penultimo

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

pēnultima

  1. inflection of pēnultimus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

pēnultimā

  1. ablative feminine singular of pēnultimus

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin paenultima (syllaba).

Pronunciation

Noun

penultima c

  1. (linguistics, poetry) second to last syllable in a word; penult

Declension

Declension of penultima
nominative genitive
singular indefinite penultima penultimas
definite penultiman penultimans
plural indefinite penultimor penultimors
definite penultimorna penultimornas

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