Definition of penult in English:

penult

noun pɪˈnʌltˈpɛnʌltˈpēˌnəlt

Linguistics

The penultimate syllable of a word.
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Example sentencesExamples
- The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable).
- If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute.
- The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect).

adjective pɪˈnʌltˈpɛnʌltˈpēˌnəlt

archaic term for penultimate

Rhymes

consult, cult, exult, indult, insult, result, ult

Definition of penult in US English:

penult

nounˈpēˌnəlt

Linguistics

The penultimate syllable of a word.
〔语言学〕（词的）倒数第二音节
Example sentencesExamples
- The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable).
- If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute.
- The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect).

adjectiveˈpēˌnəlt

archaic term for penultimate

词汇	penult
释义	Definition of penult in English: penult noun pɪˈnʌltˈpɛnʌltˈpēˌnəlt Linguistics The penultimate syllable of a word. 〔语言学〕（词的）倒数第二音节 Example sentencesExamples The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable). If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute. The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect). adjective pɪˈnʌltˈpɛnʌltˈpēˌnəlt archaic term for penultimate Rhymes consult, cult, exult, indult, insult, result, ult Definition of penult in US English: penult nounˈpēˌnəlt Linguistics The penultimate syllable of a word. 〔语言学〕（词的）倒数第二音节 Example sentencesExamples The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable). If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute. The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect). adjectiveˈpēˌnəlt archaic term for penultimate
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