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penultimate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Penult is a
linguistics term for the second-to-last
syllable of a word. It is an
abbreviation of...
- kV(C)# – in
words with a
closed penult,
stress falls on the ultima,
except for
instances of /-ŋ.k-/
where it is the
penult. 'C(j/w)V# – in
words whose ultima...
- In linguistics, the
ultima is the last
syllable of a word, the
penult is the next-to-last syllable, and the
antepenult is third-from-last syllable. In...
-
stressed on the
antepenultimate (third-last) syllable.
Barytone Paroxytone Penult Perispomenon Proparoxytone Properispomenon Ultima (linguistics)
Stress (linguistics)...
- is
determined by the
syllable weight of the
penult. If the
penult is heavy, it is accented; if the
penult is
light and
there are more than two syllables...
-
second syllable,
following Latin rules of accent,
which require that a
penult (next-to-last syllable) must be
accented if it
contains a long vowel. In...
-
number of
nouns and
adjectives ending with -n are also
stressed on the
penult (joven, virgen, mitin), the
great majority of
nouns and
adjectives ending...
- In Quechua, Esperanto, and Polish, the
stress is
almost always on the
penult (second-last syllable). In Macedonian, it is on the
antepenult (third-last...
- the last
syllable is
called the ultima, the next-to-last is
called the
penult, and the
third syllable from the end is
called the antepenult.
These terms...
- and
oxytone (stress on the penultimate/last syllable).
Barytone Oxytone Penult Perispomenon Proparoxytone Properispomenon Stress (linguistics)
Philip Carr...
