paenultimus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Latin paene
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Italic *-tm̥mos
Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos
Latin ultimus
Latin paenultimus

    From paene (“almost”) +‎ ultimus (“last”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    paenultimus (feminine paenultima, neuter paenultimum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. penultimate

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative paenultimus paenultima paenultimum paenultimī paenultimae paenultima
    genitive paenultimī paenultimae paenultimī paenultimōrum paenultimārum paenultimōrum
    dative paenultimō paenultimae paenultimō paenultimīs
    accusative paenultimum paenultimam paenultimum paenultimōs paenultimās paenultima
    ablative paenultimō paenultimā paenultimō paenultimīs
    vocative paenultime paenultima paenultimum paenultimī paenultimae paenultima

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: penúltim
    • English: penultimate
    • French: pénultième
    • Italian: penultimo
    • Portuguese: penúltimo
    • Romanian: penultim
    • Spanish: penúltimo

    References

    • “paenultimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “paenultimus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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