paenultima

== Latin == === Etymology === Substantive of paenultimus (“penultimate”), from paene (“almost”) + ultimus (“last”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pae̯ˈnʊɫ.tɪ.ma] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [peˈnul.ti.ma] === Noun === paenultima f (genitive paenultimae); first declension The penultimate syllable, penult. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “paenultima”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press