preantepenultimate

== English == === Etymology === From pre- (prefix meaning ‘physically in front of, before’) +‎ antepenultimate (“(adjective) two before the last in a series; (noun) the second before the last in a series; (phonetics) syllable that comes two before the last in a word”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prē'ăn'tĭpĭnŭlʹtĭmət, IPA(key): /ˌpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/ (General American) enPR: prē'ăn'tipənəlʹtəmət, prē'ăn'təpənəlʹtəmət, IPA(key): /ˌpɹiˌæn(t)ipəˈnʌltɪmət/, /-(t)ə-/ Rhymes: -ʌltɪmət Hyphenation: pre‧ant‧e‧pen‧ul‧tim‧ate === Noun === preantepenultimate (plural preantepenultimates) (phonetics, obsolete, rare) Synonym of preantepenult (“the last syllable but three of a word or other utterance; the fourth-to-last syllable”). [from mid 18th c.] Synonym: preantepenultima ==== 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) === Adjective === preantepenultimate (not comparable) (chiefly biology, phonetics) Three before the end; fourth to last. [from late 18th c.] ==== Coordinate terms ==== (adjectives denoting syllables): ultimate (last), penultimate (last but one), antepenultimate (last but two), propreantepenultimate (last but four) ==== Translations ==== === References ===