Penultima

2 definitions found

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

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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