antepenult
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Antepenult — An te*pe nult, ||Antepenultima An te*pe*nult i*ma, n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.] (Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as syl in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antepenult — (n.) 1610s; see ANTEPENULTIMATE (Cf. antepenultimate) … Etymology dictionary
antepenult — [an΄tē pē′nult΄, an΄tipē′nult΄] n. [contr. < L ( syllaba) antepaenultima < ante , before + paenultima, the last but one < paene, almost + fem. of ultimus, last] the third last syllable in a word, as lu in an·te·di·lu·vi·an … English World dictionary
Antepenult — In linguistics, the antepenult is the antepenultimate syllable of a word ( e.g. dic is the antepenult of per pen dic ul ar ). The antepenult precedes the penult or second to last syllable which, in turn, precedes the ultimate or final syllable.In … Wikipedia
antepenult — /an tee pee nult, pi nult /, n. the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in antepenult. [1575 85; < L (syllaba) antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last, fem. of antepaenultimus standing before the penult. See ANTE , PENULT] * * … Universalium
antepenult — an•te•pe•nult [[t]ˌæn tiˈpi nʌlt, pɪˈnʌlt[/t]] n. ling. the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in antepenult[/ex] • Etymology: 1575–85; < L (syllaba) antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last. See ante , penult an… … From formal English to slang
antepenult — also antepenultima noun Etymology: Late Latin antepaenultima, feminine of antepaenultimus preceding the next to last, from Latin ante + paenultimus penultimate Date: 1552 the third syllable of a word counting from the end (as cu in accumulate) •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
antepenult — См. terzùltima … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
antepenult — n. third syllable before the end of a word … English contemporary dictionary
antepenult — [ˌantɪpɪ nʌlt] noun Linguistics the last syllable but two in a word, e.g. ul in antepenultimate … English new terms dictionary
