paenultima
Latin
Etymology
Substantive of paenultimus (“penultimate”), from paene (“almost”) + ultimus (“last”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pae̯ˈnʊɫ.tɪ.ma]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [peˈnul̪.t̪i.ma]
Noun
paenultima f (genitive paenultimae); first declension
- The penultimate syllable, penult.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paenultima | paenultimae |
| genitive | paenultimae | paenultimārum |
| dative | paenultimae | paenultimīs |
| accusative | paenultimam | paenultimās |
| ablative | paenultimā | paenultimīs |
| vocative | paenultima | paenultimae |
Related terms
References
- “paenultima”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press