ˈpēˌnəlt noun
also pe·nul·ti·mate pə̇ˈnəltəmə̇t ; or pe·nul·ti·ma -mə
( -s )
Etymology: penult from penult, adjective; penultimate from penultimate, adjective; penultima from Latin paenultima penult, from feminine of paenultimus, penultimus
: the next to the last member of a series ; especially : the next to the last syllable of a word