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Penultima
Pe-nul′ti-ma
,Noun.
[L. (sc.
syllaba
), fr. penultimus
, paenultimus
, the last but one; paene
almost + ultimus
the last.] Same as
Penult
. Definition 2024
penultima
penultima
See also: penúltima
English
Noun
penultima (plural penultimas)
- last syllable but one
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)
Latin
Adjective
pēnultima
- nominative feminine singular of pēnultimus
- nominative neuter plural of pēnultimus
- accusative neuter plural of pēnultimus
- vocative feminine singular of pēnultimus
- nominative neuter plural of pēnultimus
pēnultimā
- ablative feminine singular of pēnultimus