Penult
ahd-5
noun.
The next to the last item in a series.
noun.
The next to the last syllable in a word.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The last syllable of a word but one.
Next to the last; penultimate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The next-to-last
syllable
of a word.
noun.
The next to the last in a series.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the next to last syllable in a word
Word Usage
"If the penult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
syllable