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adjective

paenultĭmus

fem. paenultĭma · neut. paenultĭmum
(), , paene-ultimus
the last but one •
the last but one (post-class. for proximus a postremo, Cic. Or. 64, 217): paenultima meta November, Aus. Ecl. Quotae Cal. Sint Mens. 12.—
the penultimate syllable; the penult •
Subst.: pae-nultĭma, ae, f. (sc. syllaba), the penultimate syllable, the penult: paenultimam circumflectere, Gell. 4, 7, 2.
Perseus ID: n33371 Key: paenultimus