peninitial

== English == === Etymology === Blend of penultimate +‎ initial, treating pen- (from Latin paene (“almost”)) as a prefix. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpɛnɪˈnɪʃəl/ Hyphenation: pen‧ini‧tial Rhymes: -ɪʃəl === Adjective === peninitial (not comparable) (chiefly linguistics) Falling in the position after initial position; second.