Antepenultimate (Noun)
Meaning
The 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The antepenultimate syllable of the word 'communicate' is 'mu' when stressed and 'mi' when unstressed.
- The word 'computer' has an antepenultimate syllable 'pu'.
- Identifying the antepenultimate syllable is important for determining word stress in some languages.
- The antepenultimate syllable in the word 'vacation' is 'ca'.
- The stress on the antepenultimate syllable of the word 'photography' makes it sound more like 'pho-TOG-raphy'.