In polysyllables the penultime is accented if the syllable be long, but in all other cases the accent is laid upon the antepenultime.
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Antepenultime
//ˌænteɪpɪˈnʌltiːm//
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In surnames from words extended with diminutive suffixes…where the stress is always on the antepenultime.
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In antepenultime the non-neutral vowels /a/, /i/, /u/ alternate with the neutral shorter /ə/, and the neutral vowel in antepenultime and penultime alternates with zero.
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Mandibles with 4 teeth decreasing in size from the apical teeth, the antepenultime (subbasal) smallest.
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