paenultimus
Latin
Alternative forms
- pēnultimus
Etymology
From paene (“almost”) + ultimus (“last”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pae̯ˈnul.ti.mus/, [pae̯ˈnʊɫ.tɪ.mʊs]
Adjective
paenultimus (feminine paenultima, neuter paenultimum); first/second declension
- penultimate
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | 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 | paenultimīs | paenultimīs | |
| Accusative | paenultimum | paenultimam | paenultimum | paenultimōs | paenultimās | paenultima | |
| Ablative | paenultimō | paenultimā | paenultimō | paenultimīs | paenultimīs | paenultimīs | |
| Vocative | paenultime | paenultima | paenultimum | paenultimī | paenultimae | paenultima | |
Derived terms
- antepaenultimus
- paenultima
Related terms
- paene
- paenīnsula
- ulter
- ultimus
Descendants
- Catalan: penúltim
- English: penultimate
- 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