penult

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penult

/pɪˈnʌlt/ UK
/pɛˈnʌlt/ UK
/ˈpiˌnʌlt/ US
/pɛˈnʌlt/ US

Rhymes with -ʌlt, -iːnʌlt

Where it comes from

Clipping of penultimate (“next to last”).

noun penults

The next-to-last syllable of a word.
The next to the last in a series.

Translations

Every language

noun next-to-last syllable of a word

Deutsch	Vorendsilbe, vorletzte Silbe, Pänultima
Ελληνικά	παραλήγουσα paralígousa
עברית	see מלעיל mil'él

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"penult." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/penult. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

penult. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/penult

Chicago

"penult." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/penult.

BibTeX

@misc{penult_2026,
  title = {penult},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/penult},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}