antepenultadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻpᵻˈnʌlt/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)iˈpinəlt/,

/ˌæn(t)əˈpinəlt/,

/ˌæn(t)əpəˈnəlt/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: ante- prefix, penult adj.; Latin antepaenultima.

Etymology: Either < ante- prefix + penult adj., after post-classical Latin antepaenultima antepenultima n., or shortened directly < post-classical Latin antepaenultima antepenultima n. Compare later antepenultimate adj.

Chiefly Grammar and Prosody.

A. adj.

Preceding the penultimate; last but two. Cf. antepenultimate adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > antepenultimate

antepenult1584

antepenultimate1677

1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. L Or question and digestion, It rymes in ques & ges, albeit they be bot the antepenult syllabis.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 76 Your penult and antepenult notes.

1613 P. Forbes Exquisite Comm. Reuelation St. Iohn f. Oo4 In page 104 in the margent aboue the antepenult line, adde Micah 7.15.

1700 A. Lane Key Art Lett. 17 The Latins do almost always Accent the penult, or antepenult Syllable of a Word.

1807 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 997 The ancient accent was never placed farther back in any word, by the ancient Greeks, than the antepenult syllable.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 631 Carapax..extending to antepenult thoracic segment.

1939 Amer. Jrnl. Semitic Langs. & Lit. 56 228 The vowels continue in the form into which they were shaped by the antepenult stress of Old Hebrew.

1971 G. Mussies Morphol. Koine Greek xi. 279 The durative verbs..of type 1. have penult accent and antepenult accent.

2000 C. Dalton-Puffer in D. Kastovsky & A. Mettinger Hist. Eng. in Social Context 100 Statistically, stress retraction tends to result in stress falling on the antepenult syllable.

B. n.

The last but two; esp. the last syllable but two in a word or metrical foot.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > last syllable but two

antepenultimaa1586

antepenultc1620

antepenultimate1728

c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. ix. §2 Never farther from the end then the third syllab, quhilk the grammareanes cales..the antepenult.

1664 J. Birchensha tr. J. H. Alsted Templum Musicum viii. 69 A perfect Close doth consist of three Voices; the antepenult, penult, and last.

1700 A. Lane Key Art Lett. 18 The Antepenult is the Syllable before the Penult, or the third Syllable from the end of the Word.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Words in ion have the accent upon the antepenult.

1837 Amer. Biblical Repository Apr. 460 An objection advanced by many against a line in Homer,..is removed simply by acuting the penult, in place of the antepenult, of the word διδομεν.

1863 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 27 Oct. 329/1 Would not most persons follow the rule given by Edwards, and, in each case, place the accent on the antepenult?

1913 J. M. Jones Welsh Gram. 89 Affection is of two kinds in Welsh: 1. ultimate, when it takes place in the syllable, which is now the last..; 2. non-ultimate, when it takes place in the present penult or antepenult.

1997 C. W. Kreidler Describing Spoken Eng. viii. 139 A number of nouns and adjectives with certain endings are stressed on the antepenult.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antepenult
释义	antepenultadj.n. Brit. /ˌantᵻpᵻˈnʌlt/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈpinəlt/, /ˌæn(t)əˈpinəlt/, /ˌæn(t)əpəˈnəlt/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: ante- prefix, penult adj.; Latin antepaenultima. Etymology: Either < ante- prefix + penult adj., after post-classical Latin antepaenultima antepenultima n., or shortened directly < post-classical Latin antepaenultima antepenultima n. Compare later antepenultimate adj. Chiefly Grammar and Prosody. A. adj. Preceding the penultimate; last but two. Cf. antepenultimate adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > antepenultimate antepenult1584 antepenultimate1677 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. L Or question and digestion, It rymes in ques & ges, albeit they be bot the antepenult syllabis. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 76 Your penult and antepenult notes. 1613 P. Forbes Exquisite Comm. Reuelation St. Iohn f. Oo4 In page 104 in the margent aboue the antepenult line, adde Micah 7.15. 1700 A. Lane Key Art Lett. 17 The Latins do almost always Accent the penult, or antepenult Syllable of a Word. 1807 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 997 The ancient accent was never placed farther back in any word, by the ancient Greeks, than the antepenult syllable. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 631 Carapax..extending to antepenult thoracic segment. 1939 Amer. Jrnl. Semitic Langs. & Lit. 56 228 The vowels continue in the form into which they were shaped by the antepenult stress of Old Hebrew. 1971 G. Mussies Morphol. Koine Greek xi. 279 The durative verbs..of type 1. have penult accent and antepenult accent. 2000 C. Dalton-Puffer in D. Kastovsky & A. Mettinger Hist. Eng. in Social Context 100 Statistically, stress retraction tends to result in stress falling on the antepenult syllable. B. n. The last but two; esp. the last syllable but two in a word or metrical foot. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > last syllable but two antepenultimaa1586 antepenultc1620 antepenultimate1728 c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. ix. §2 Never farther from the end then the third syllab, quhilk the grammareanes cales..the antepenult. 1664 J. Birchensha tr. J. H. Alsted Templum Musicum viii. 69 A perfect Close doth consist of three Voices; the antepenult, penult, and last. 1700 A. Lane Key Art Lett. 18 The Antepenult is the Syllable before the Penult, or the third Syllable from the end of the Word. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Words in ion have the accent upon the antepenult. 1837 Amer. Biblical Repository Apr. 460 An objection advanced by many against a line in Homer,..is removed simply by acuting the penult, in place of the antepenult, of the word διδομεν. 1863 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 27 Oct. 329/1 Would not most persons follow the rule given by Edwards, and, in each case, place the accent on the antepenult? 1913 J. M. Jones Welsh Gram. 89 Affection is of two kinds in Welsh: 1. ultimate, when it takes place in the syllable, which is now the last..; 2. non-ultimate, when it takes place in the present penult or antepenult. 1997 C. W. Kreidler Describing Spoken Eng. viii. 139 A number of nouns and adjectives with certain endings are stressed on the antepenult. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1584
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