noun
- the third syllable from the end of a word
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- In the word ‘beautiful,’ the antepenultima is ‘beau.’
- The stress falls on the antepenultima in many Latin words.
- Students of phonology must identify the antepenultima in multisyllabic words.
- The antepenultima carries secondary stress in some English words.
- In ‘photography,’ the antepenultima is the syllable ‘tog.’
- Classical languages often place accent on the antepenultima.