antepenult
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either formed from ante- + penult and modelled on Latin or a shortening of Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/
Noun[edit]
antepenult (plural antepenults)
- The third-to-last syllable of a word.
- Synonym: antepenultimate
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “antepenult, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
[1], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2016, archived from the original on 2023-11-04.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “antepenult (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “antepenultimate (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
