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Penult meaning
The next-to-last syllable of a word. | The next to the last in a series.
Synonyms of Penult
Example sentences (4)
If the penult is light, accent is placed on the antepenult; if it is heavy, accent is placed on the penult.
If the penult has a schwa, then stress moves to the ante-penultimate syllable if there is one, even if that syllable has a schwa as well; if the word is disyllabic, the stress is final.
In disyllabic stress with a closed penultimate syllable, such as tinggal ('stay') and rantai ('chain'), stress falls on the penult.
Thus, regular verbs ending with -n and the great majority of words ending with -s are stressed on the penult.