noun
Meaning 1
The next-to-last syllable of a word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
penult
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /pɪˈnʌlt/
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UK: /pɛˈnʌlt/
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US: /ˈpiˌnʌlt/
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US: /pɛˈnʌlt/
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rhymes with -ʌlt
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rhymes with -iːnʌlt
noun
Meaning 2
The next to the last in a series.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the next to last syllable in a word
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: penultima, penultimate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syllable
History
Etymology
Clipping of penultimate (“next to last”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: penultima — next-to-last syllable of a word
- German: Vorendsilbe — next-to-last syllable of a word
- German: vorletzte Silbe — next-to-last syllable of a word
- German: Pänultima — next-to-last syllable of a word
- Greek: παραλήγουσα (paralígousa) — next-to-last syllable of a word
- Ancient Greek: πᾰρᾰλήγουσᾰ (părălḗgousă) — next-to-last syllable of a word
- Hebrew: see מלעיל (mil'él) — next-to-last syllable of a word
- Latin: [syllaba] paenultima — next-to-last syllable of a word