penúltimo

See also: penultimo

Galician

Etymology

Latin paenultimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [peˈnul.ti.mo]

Adjective

penúltimo (feminine penúltima, masculine plural penúltimos, feminine plural penúltimas)

1. penultimate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin paenultimus (“penultimate”), from paene (“almost”) + ultimus (“last”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈnuw.t͡ʃi.mu/ [peˈnuʊ̯.t͡ʃi.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈnuw.t͡ʃi.mu/ [peˈnuʊ̯.t͡ʃi.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈnuw.t͡ʃi.mo/ [peˈnuʊ̯.t͡ʃi.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈnul.ti.mu/ [pɨˈnuɫ.ti.mu]

• Hyphenation: pe‧núl‧ti‧mo

Adjective

penúltimo (feminine penúltima, masculine plural penúltimos, feminine plural penúltimas, not comparable)

1. penultimate (the next-to-last in a sequence)

Coordinate terms

• antepenúltimo, último

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin paenultimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈnultimo/ [peˈnul̪.t̪i.mo]
• Rhymes: -ultimo
• Syllabification: pe‧núl‧ti‧mo

Adjective

penúltimo (feminine penúltima, masculine plural penúltimos, feminine plural penúltimas)

1. penultimate

   Synonym: anteúltimo

Derived terms

• antepenúltimo

 

Further reading

• “penúltimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014