preantepenultimate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Synonym of preantepenult (“the last syllable but three of a word or other utterance; the fourth-to-last syllable”).

adj

Three before the end; fourth to last.

Pronunciation

prē'ăn'tĭpĭnŭlʹtĭmət /ˌpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/ prē'ăn'tipənəlʹtəmət prē'ăn'təpənəlʹtəmət /ˌpɹiˌæn(t)ipəˈnʌltɪmət/ /-(t)ə-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-preantepenultimate.wav

Word forms

preantepenultimate preantepenultimates

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Classical Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- Latin paene Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Italic *-tm̥mos Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos Latin ultimus Latin paenultimus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English penultimate English antepenultimate English preantepenultimate From pre- (prefix meaning ‘physically in front of, before’) + antepenultimate (“(adjective) two before the last in a series; (noun) the second before the last in a series; (phonetics) syllable that comes two before the last in a word”).

Synonyms

preantepenultima preantepenult

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