antepenult

== English == === Etymology === Either formed from ante- +‎ penult and modelled on Latin or a shortening of Latin antepaenultima/antepēnultima (syllaba). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/, /ˌantɪpɛˈnʌlt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌantiˈpiˌnʌlt/, /ˌantɪˈpiˌnʌlt/, /ˌantɪpɛˈnʌlt/ Rhymes: -ʌlt, -iːnʌlt === Noun === antepenult (plural antepenults) The third-to-last syllable of a word. Synonym: antepenultimate ==== Coordinate terms ==== (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) ==== Derived terms ==== preantepenult === References ===