The last syllable but two in a word, e.g. -ul- in antepenultimate.
Example sentencesExamples
- Take a Latin word like attribuitis: the accent falls on the antepenult.
- The antepenult may be accented only if U is short and may receive only the acute.
- Stress is placed on the penult if it is long and on the antepenult if the penult is short.
- The ultima is long, and therefore the antepenult cannot be accented.
- If the word's ultima is short, the accent will recede to the antepenult and it will always be an acute accent.