antepenultimateadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻpᵻˈnʌltᵻmət/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)əpəˈnəltəmət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ante- prefix, penultimate adj.

Etymology: < ante- prefix + penultimate adj., after post-classical Latin antepaenultimus (see antepenultima n.). Compare French antépénultième (see antepenultima n.). Compare earlier antepenult adj., ultimate adj.

A. adj.

1. Last but two in a series of things; third last.

ΘΚΠ

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

antepenult1584

antepenultimate1677

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 15 They [sc. the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate.

1730 F. Nicholls Lobster in Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 293 The antepenultimate Leg.

1811 G. S. Faber Diss. Prophecy Daniel ix, 24-27 99 If he were so nominated ten years before the death of his father, his seventh year must plainly Coincide with that preceding his father's antepenultimate year.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Oct. 11 We have the antepenultimate Duke of Newcastle's authority for the dictum.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 12 Each succeeding vertebra up to the antepenultimate lumbar.

1933 S. Casson Technique Early Greek Sculpt. viii. 175 To-day only a very few eminent sculptors use the punch right down to the antepenultimate stages, before the final smoothing and polishing.

1963 J. Moynahan Deed of Life (1966) iv. ii. 138 After the antepenultimate chapter..the final chapters..open on a dismal note which is sustained to the end.

2010 Somerset Guardian (Nexis) 5 Aug. 60 Dart..fittingly hit the winning boundary off the antepenultimate ball to see his side home by five wickets.

2. Grammar and Prosody. Designating the last syllable but two of a word or metrical foot; occurring on the last syllable but two.

ΚΠ

1746 T. Nugent tr. C. Lancelot et al. New Method of learning Greek Tongue II. ix. vi. 289 The Accent, whether in Greek or Latin, is never drawn back further than the antepenultimate syllable [Fr. la troisiesme syllabe auant la fin].

1775 J. Walker Rhyming Dict. Pref. 19 I find every vowel in this antepenultimate syllable..pronounced long.

1821 Dublin Inquisitor Apr. 252 The language which they used..generally throws the accent upon the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable.

1852 Amer. Q. Feb. 115/1 The antepenultimate accent on Hyperion is another of Shakspeare's transgressions against the ancients.

1913 J. E. Sandys Compan. to Lat. Stud. (ed. 2) x. 821 In later times, however, it [sc. the Latin accent] was confined to the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable of long words.

1977 A. L. Lepschy & G. Lepschy Ital. Lang. Today (1979) 91 In Italian a word is said to be, according to stress position:..sdrucciola (proparoxytonic: stressed on the antepenultimate syllable).

2007 Atlantis 29 43 The labels fin, pen and ante stand for stress on the final, penultimate, and antepenultimate syllables respectively.

B. n.

Grammar and Prosody. 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

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Antepenultimate of a Dactyl is long.

1787 C. Davy Lett. upon Subj. of Lit. II. iv. 86 It [sc. the acute accent] is placed on the antepenultimate of the attic cases of nouns.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) I. Introd.105 Adjectives in able..have commonly the accent on the antepenultimate of polysyllables, or even farther back.

1871 Athenæum 10 June 725 In words of four syllables it [sc. the accent] may be on the antepenultimate, as in témérité.

1905 Pop. Sci. Apr. 105 The question at issue here is whether the stress shall fall upon the antepenultimate or the penultimate.

1964 W. S. Allen in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 4 It [sc. stress] falls..on a light antepenultimate only because of the overriding three-syllable rule, which will not permit it to recede further.

2011 L. Burzio in M. van Oostendorp et al. Blackwell Compan. Phonol. IV. lxxxviii. 2094 Like other languages, English is well known to stress penultimates only if heavy, and antepenultimates otherwise.

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

单词	antepenultimate
释义	antepenultimateadj.n. Brit. /ˌantᵻpᵻˈnʌltᵻmət/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)əpəˈnəltəmət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ante- prefix, penultimate adj. Etymology: < ante- prefix + penultimate adj., after post-classical Latin antepaenultimus (see antepenultima n.). Compare French antépénultième (see antepenultima n.). Compare earlier antepenult adj., ultimate adj. A. adj. 1. Last but two in a series of things; third last. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > antepenultimate antepenult1584 antepenultimate1677 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 15 They [sc. the sounds of an echo] next strike the ultimate secondary object, then the penultimate and antepenultimate. 1730 F. Nicholls Lobster in Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 293 The antepenultimate Leg. 1811 G. S. Faber Diss. Prophecy Daniel ix, 24-27 99 If he were so nominated ten years before the death of his father, his seventh year must plainly Coincide with that preceding his father's antepenultimate year. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Oct. 11 We have the antepenultimate Duke of Newcastle's authority for the dictum. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 12 Each succeeding vertebra up to the antepenultimate lumbar. 1933 S. Casson Technique Early Greek Sculpt. viii. 175 To-day only a very few eminent sculptors use the punch right down to the antepenultimate stages, before the final smoothing and polishing. 1963 J. Moynahan Deed of Life (1966) iv. ii. 138 After the antepenultimate chapter..the final chapters..open on a dismal note which is sustained to the end. 2010 Somerset Guardian (Nexis) 5 Aug. 60 Dart..fittingly hit the winning boundary off the antepenultimate ball to see his side home by five wickets. 2. Grammar and Prosody. Designating the last syllable but two of a word or metrical foot; occurring on the last syllable but two. ΚΠ 1746 T. Nugent tr. C. Lancelot et al. New Method of learning Greek Tongue II. ix. vi. 289 The Accent, whether in Greek or Latin, is never drawn back further than the antepenultimate syllable [Fr. la troisiesme syllabe auant la fin]. 1775 J. Walker Rhyming Dict. Pref. 19 I find every vowel in this antepenultimate syllable..pronounced long. 1821 Dublin Inquisitor Apr. 252 The language which they used..generally throws the accent upon the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable. 1852 Amer. Q. Feb. 115/1 The antepenultimate accent on Hyperion is another of Shakspeare's transgressions against the ancients. 1913 J. E. Sandys Compan. to Lat. Stud. (ed. 2) x. 821 In later times, however, it [sc. the Latin accent] was confined to the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable of long words. 1977 A. L. Lepschy & G. Lepschy Ital. Lang. Today (1979) 91 In Italian a word is said to be, according to stress position:..sdrucciola (proparoxytonic: stressed on the antepenultimate syllable). 2007 Atlantis 29 43 The labels fin, pen and ante stand for stress on the final, penultimate, and antepenultimate syllables respectively. B. n. Grammar and Prosody. 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 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Antepenultimate of a Dactyl is long. 1787 C. Davy Lett. upon Subj. of Lit. II. iv. 86 It [sc. the acute accent] is placed on the antepenultimate of the attic cases of nouns. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) I. Introd.105 Adjectives in able..have commonly the accent on the antepenultimate of polysyllables, or even farther back. 1871 Athenæum 10 June 725 In words of four syllables it [sc. the accent] may be on the antepenultimate, as in témérité. 1905 Pop. Sci. Apr. 105 The question at issue here is whether the stress shall fall upon the antepenultimate or the penultimate. 1964 W. S. Allen in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 4 It [sc. stress] falls..on a light antepenultimate only because of the overriding three-syllable rule, which will not permit it to recede further. 2011 L. Burzio in M. van Oostendorp et al. Blackwell Compan. Phonol. IV. lxxxviii. 2094 Like other languages, English is well known to stress penultimates only if heavy, and antepenultimates otherwise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1677
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