PENULT

penult, penultima, penultimate

(noun) the next to last syllable in a word

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

penult (plural penults)

The next-to-last syllable of a word.

The next to the last in a series.

Coordinate terms

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(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)

Anagrams

• n-tuple, puntel

Source: Wiktionary

Pe"nult, n. Etym: [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. & Pros.)

Definition: The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition