penultima

2 definitions found

penultima - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus,
     paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the
     last.]
     Same as Penult.
     [1913 Webster]

penultima - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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