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Webster 1913 Edition


Penultima

Pe-nul′ti-ma

,
Noun.
[L. (sc.
syllaba
), fr.
penultimus
,
paenultimus
, the last but one;
paene
almost +
ultimus
the last.]
Same as
Penult
.

Definition 2024


penultima

penultima

See also: penúltima

English

Noun

penultima (plural penultimas)

  1. last syllable but one

Coordinate terms


Italian

Adjective

penultima

  1. feminine singular of penultimo

Latin

Adjective

pēnultima

  1. nominative feminine singular of pēnultimus
  2. nominative neuter plural of pēnultimus
  3. accusative neuter plural of pēnultimus
  4. vocative feminine singular of pēnultimus
  5. nominative neuter plural of pēnultimus

pēnultimā

  1. ablative feminine singular of pēnultimus