propreantepenultとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

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

名詞

propreantepenult (複数形 not attested)

1. (rare) The last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word または 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 and 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.