antepenultimate
ant·e·pen·ul·tim·ate
antepenultimate · antepenultimates
drittletzte Silbe, Antepänultima
The second before the last in a seriesThe second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.
/ˌæntipɪnˈʌltɪmət/
» In Portuguese, every word stressed on the antepenultimate syllable has a diacritical mark.
Meaning
2 sensesThe second before the last in a series; the item preceding the penultimate and ultimate.
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
The words animal, citizen, comedy, and antepenultimate are stressed on the antepenultimate.
drittletzte Silbe, Antepänultima
the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
Examples
1 sentencesIn Portuguese, every word stressed on the antepenultimate syllable has a diacritical mark.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
third-to-last syllable, the syllable last but two:
Forms
plural: antepenultimatesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end:antepenultantepenultima