propreantepenult

English

Etymology

First attested in 1893; formed as pro- +‎ preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prō'prēăn'tĭpĕnʹŭlt, IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪˈpɛnʌlt/

Noun

propreantepenult (plural not attested)

1. (rare) The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.

   The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.

   • 1893, Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood, Practical Elements of Elocution‎^[1], 3rd edition, page 273:

     When the propreantepenult is the last strong syllable, use the Pentad.

   • 1946, Harry Charles McKown, Home Room Guidance‎^[2], 2nd edition, page 2:

     There was a time […] when he could define onomatopoeia, propreantepenult, and give examples of dactyl and anapaest.

Coordinate terms

• (names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)