penult

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Accented on the penult, as here, the word means to enlighten or a light (same in second verse).

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  1. noun The next to the last item in a series.
  2. noun The next to the last syllable in a word.

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  • Accented on the penult, as here, the word means to enlighten or a light (same in second verse). —  Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula
  • Compare «mŏl´-lis» and «mō´-lis mĭs´-sī» and «ā-mi´-s ACCENT 14.» Words of two syllables are accented on the first, as «mēn´-sa Cae´-sar 15.» Words of more than two syllables are accented on the penult if the penult is long. —  Latin for Beginners
  • If the penult is short, accent the antepenult. —  Latin for Beginners
  • Words of more than two syllables are accented upon the penult (next to the last) if that is a long syllable, otherwise upon the antepenult (second from the last); as, amā´vī, amántis, míserum 3. —  New Latin Grammar
  • In such words the accent stands upon the penult, even though that be short. —  New Latin Grammar
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  1. Short for penultima, from Latin paenultima, feminine of paenultimus, next to last : paene, almost + ultimus, last; see ultimate.

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  1. Short for penultima.
 

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