paenultima
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Substantive of paenultimus (“penultimate”), from paene (“almost”) + ultimus (“last”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pae̯ˈnul.ti.ma/, [päe̯ˈnʊɫ̪t̪ɪmä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈnul.ti.ma/, [peˈnul̪t̪imä]
Noun[edit]
paenultima f (genitive paenultimae); first declension
- The penultimate syllable, penult.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paenultima | paenultimae |
| Genitive | paenultimae | paenultimārum |
| Dative | paenultimae | paenultimīs |
| Accusative | paenultimam | paenultimās |
| Ablative | paenultimā | paenultimīs |
| Vocative | paenultima | paenultimae |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “paenultima”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press