penultima

English

Etymology

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

Noun

penultima (plural penultimas)

1. the next to last syllable in a word

Coordinate terms

• (names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• antiplume, multipane

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

penultima

1. feminine singular of penultimo

Latin

Pronunciation

• pēnultima: (Classical) IPA^(key): /peːˈnul.ti.ma/,
• pēnultima: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈnul.ti.ma/,
• pēnultimā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /peːˈnul.ti.maː/,
• pēnultimā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈnul.ti.ma/,

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

• IPA^(key): /penˈɵltɪma/

Noun

penultima c

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

Declension

See also

• antepenultima
• ultima

References

• penultima in Svensk ordbok (SO)