ultima

A noun referring to the last syllable of a word.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die letzte Silbe eines Wortes bezeichnet; in der Linguistik die Endsilbe.

1. Last syllable C2 formal

   The final or last syllable of a word, especially in linguistic analysis.

   • In the word 'banana', the ultima is 'na'.
   • Stress often falls on the ultima in many Romance languages.
   • The ultima of 'computer' is 'ter'.

   🇩🇪Letzte Silbe