PENULT


Meaning of PENULT in English

/pee"nult, pi nult"/ , n.

the next to the last syllable in a word.

Also, penultima /pi nul"teuh meuh/ .

[ 1530-40; paenultima ( syllaba ), contr. of paene ultima almost the last; see PEN-, ULTIMA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .