propreantepenult
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested in 1893; formed as pro- + preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prō'prēăn'tĭpĕnʹŭlt, IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪˈpɛnʌlt/
Noun edit
propreantepenult (plural not attested)
- (rare) The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.
- The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.
- 1893, Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood, Practical Elements of Elocution[1], 3rd edition, page 273:
- When the propreantepenult is the last strong syllable, use the Pentad.
- 1946, Harry Charles McKown, Home Room Guidance[2], 2nd edition, page 2:
- There was a time […] when he could define onomatopoeia, propreantepenult, and give examples of dactyl and anapaest.
Coordinate terms edit
- (names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)