"Penult" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... as Maecenas, Porsena, Vivenna, Caecina, Spurinna. The vowel in the penult is originally long, but in consequence of the throwing back of the accent upon the initial syllable is frequently shortened and even rejected. Thus we find Porse(n)na as well as Porsena, and ...
— The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) • Theodor Mommsen
... he pushed a piece of rock forward, opening a space wide enough to penult him to thrust an arm through. "One more chunk out of here and ...
— Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal - or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol • G. Harvey Ralphson |
