penultima Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the next to last syllable in a word
    penult; penultimate.

WordNet

Pe*nul"ti*ma noun
Etymology
L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last.
Definitions
  1. Same as Penult.

Webster 1913