Penult

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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