penult (redirected from penults)

pe·nult  (pnlt, p-nlt) also pe·nul·ti·ma (p-nlt-m)

n.

1. The next to the last item in a series.

2. The next to the last syllable in a word.

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[Short for penultima, from Latin paenultima, feminine of paenultimus, next to last : paene, almost + ultimus, last; see ultimate.]

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penult [ˈpɛnʌlt pɪˈnʌlt], penultima [pɪˈnʌltɪmə]

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) the last syllable but one in a word

[Latin paenultima syllaba, from paene ultima almost the last]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

penult - the next to last syllable in a word penultima, penultimate syllable - a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"

Translations

penult [pɪˈnʌlt] N → penúltima f