penult

2 definitions found

penult - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Penult \Pe"nult\, n. [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. &
     Pros.)
     The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding
     the final one.
     [1913 Webster]

penult - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  penult
      n 1: the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult,
           penultima, penultimate]