'Penultima' definitions:

Definition of 'penultima'

(from WordNet)
noun
The next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultima, penultimate]

Definition of 'Penultima'

From: GCIDE
  • Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last.] Same as Penult. [1913 Webster]