penultimate

Describes something that is second to last in a series or order.

• 🇩🇪Bezeichnet etwas, das in einer Reihenfolge oder Rangfolge unmittelbar vor dem letzten steht; das vorletzte Element.

1. Next to last C1 formal

   Immediately preceding the final item in a series; the one before the last.

   • The penultimate chapter of the book reveals the killer's identity.
   • She finished in penultimate place in the race.
   • We are now in the penultimate week of the course.

   🇩🇪Vorletzter

   Synonyme: next-to-last

• more penultimate comparative form
• most penultimate superlative form

A noun referring to the next to last syllable in a word.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die vorletzte Silbe in einem Wort bezeichnet, allgemein das Vorletzte einer Reihe.

1. Next to last syllable C1 formal

   The second-to-last syllable in a word, often stressed in some languages.

   • In the word 'banana', the penultimate is 'na'.
   • The stress falls on the penultimate in many Italian words.
   • Linguists often analyze the penultimate for pronunciation patterns.

   🇩🇪vorletzte Silbe

   Synonyme: penultpenultima

• penultimates plural form
• penultimates' possessive plural form
• penultimate's possessive singular form