penult
/pɪˈnʌlt
/ /ˈpɛnʌlt /noun Linguistics
The penultimate syllable of a word.The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect)....
- The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable).
- If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute.
adjective
archaic term for penultimate.
Rhymes
- phlebography
- phlebolite
- phlebolith
- phlebological
- phlebology
- phleborrhexis
- phlebosclerosis
- phlebothrombosis
- phlebotomic
- phlebotomine
- phlebotomist
- phlebotomization
- phlebotomize
- Phlebotomus
- phlebotomus fever
- phlebotomus fly
- phlebotomy
- Phlegethon
- Phlegethontic
- phlegm
- phlegmagogue
- phlegmasia
- phlegmasia alba dolens
- phlegmasia caerulea dolens
- phlegmasia cerulea dolens