penultima

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

penultima (plural penultimas)

1. the next to last syllable in a word

• (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)

• antiplume, multipane

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

penultima

1. feminine singular of penultimo

• pēnultima: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [peːˈnʊɫ.tɪ.ma]
• pēnultima: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [peˈnul̪.t̪i.ma]
• pēnultimā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [peːˈnʊɫ.tɪ.maː]
• pēnultimā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [peˈnul̪.t̪i.ma]

pēnultima

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

pēnultimā

1. ablative feminine singular of pēnultimus

From Latin paenultima (syllaba).

• IPA^(key): /penˈɵltɪma/

penultima c

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

• antepenultima
• ultima

• penultima in Svensk ordbok (SO)