propreantepenult

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English

Etymology

First attested in 1893; formed as pro- +‎ preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: prō'prēăn'tĭpĕnʹŭlt, IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪˈpɛnʌlt/

Noun

propreantepenult (plural not attested)

(rare) The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.
The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.
- 1893, Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood, Practical Elements of Elocution‎, 3rd edition, page 273:
  When the propreantepenult is the last strong syllable, use the Pentad.
- 1946, Harry Charles McKown, Home Room Guidance‎, 2nd edition, page 2:
  There was a time […] when he could define onomatopoeia, propreantepenult, and give examples of dactyl and anapaest.

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)

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