penult
/pee-nuhlt, pi-nuhlt/US // ˈpi nʌlt, pɪˈnʌlt //UK // (ˈpɛnʌlt, pɪˈnʌlt) //
忏悔,忏悔书,忏悔录,忏悔的时候
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the next to the last syllable in a word.
Examples
This anie eare may if he accent the antepenult matrmonie, or the penult matrimnie, or the last as matrimone.
If the penult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka.
The accent is usually on the penult vowel, sometimes on the last, but never on the antipenult.
The Indian name is pronounced as if written “Thayendanauga,” with accent on penult.
Names on which accents are not placed are accented on the penult.
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