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Meaning of PENULTIMA

Pronunciation:  pi'nultumu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the next to last syllable in a word
 
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 Synonyms: penult, penultimate
 
 See Also: syllable

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus,
paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the
last.]
Same as {Penult}.
 
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