antepenult en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt/ (US)
- /ˌantɪpɛˈnʌlt/ (US)
- /ˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/ (UK)
- /ˌantɪpɛˈnʌlt/ (UK)
- /ˌantɪˈpiˌnʌlt/ (US)
Etymology
Either formed from ante- + penult and modelled on Latin or a shortening of Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba).
Meanings
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The third-to-last syllable of a word.
This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 110:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antepenults | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
antepenultima (names of syllables) · antepenultime (names of syllables) · preantepenult (names of syllables) · antepenultimate (names of syllables) · preantepenultimate (names of syllables) · ultima (names of syllables) · penult (names of syllables) · ult (names of syllables) · preantepenultima (names of syllables) · propreantepenult (names of syllables) · penultima (names of syllables) · penultimate (names of syllables) · propreantepenultimate (names of syllables)