preantepenult

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ antepenult.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹiː.antɪpɪˈnʌlt/, /ˌpɹiː.antɪpɛˈnʌlt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹi.antiˈpiˌnʌlt/, /ˌpɹi.antɪˈpiˌnʌlt/, /ˌpɹi.antɪpɛˈnʌlt/
• Rhymes: -ʌlt, -iːnʌlt

Noun

preantepenult (plural preantepenults)

1. The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable.

Coordinate terms

• (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)

Translations

fourth-to-last syllable, the last syllable but three

• German: viertletzte Silbe, (learned, elevated) Präantepänultima