penultima penult • penultimate · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · penultima · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the next to last syllable in a word. Synonyms: penult, penultimate. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · penult · · Synonym 1 penultimate · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075