Verbs of this sort usually have a short penultand occur with mag-1 (nag-, etc.
The symbolization B2S indicates that the penult is short with the durative affixes (mag-, etc.
A2S: it occurs with all three sets, but thepenult is short when the durative affixes, mag-, etc.
Verbs in this class usually have a long penult and shift the stress to the penult if the final syllable of the unaffixed root is stressed.
Defined under the form listed on the right (→) shift to right: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is shortened (Section 5.
To him, accent alone is the best of quantity, and the law of position cannot make the penult of carpenter or majesty long.
Thus, for example, the penult of the word carpenter was regarded as long by Drant because followed by two consonants.
The Queen's letter, dated penult of June, is preserved in the Council Register, and is printed by Keith.
If the penult was long, it bore the accent (amabamus).
In words of four syllables with a long penult and words of five syllables with a short penult there probably developed a secondary accent which in course of time replaced the earlier accent upon the first syllable.
Hence a dactylic word with the ictus on the penult or ultima (e.
The ending -ĭtis, taking the accent on its penult (cf.
If the -e- of the penult fell, an s or z and an r were brought together.
If thepenult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka.
Words of more than two syllables are accented on thepenult if the penult is long.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "penult" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
