antepenult

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments (1)  · 
Words in ion have the accent upon the antepenult, as salvátion, perturbátion, concóction; words in atour or ator on the penult, as dedicátor 18.

View all »
Examples (30)

  • Those who place the accent on the antepenult ([Greek: Theó'phoros]) give it the meaning mentioned in the test; whilst others, placing the accent on the penult ([Greek: Theophó'ros understand by it God-bearing_, the explanation given in the "Acts of the Martyrdom of Ignatius." —  The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution
  • Words in ion have the accent upon the antepenult, as salvátion, perturbátion, concóction; words in atour or ator on the penult, as dedicátor 18. —  A Grammar of the English Tongue
  • Words ending in ous have the accents on the antepenult, as uxórious, volúptuous 20. —  A Grammar of the English Tongue
  • Words ending in ty have their accent on the antepenult, as pusillanímity, actívity These rules are not advanced as complete or infallible, but proposed as useful. —  A Grammar of the English Tongue
  • Therefore, verte and duermes assonate in e-e; baile and parte assonate in a-e Words llanas may assonate with words accented on the antepenult (_esdrújulas_). —  Legends, Tales and Poems
 

Tags

antepenult hasn't been tagged yet.

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 8 times.

On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Etymologies (1)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Short for Late Latin antepaenultima, from feminine of antepaenultimus, antepenultimate; see antepenultimate.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

/æntəpəˈnəlt/
by American Heritage

Charts

frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

We are still working on calculating this word's frequency.

Recently looked up

most · mestizo · harbinger · fuscous · aztec

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

britney · bunda · settii · aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile · an sionnach i gcraiceann na caorach