penultimate rule
phonological rule in Latin that words are stressed in the penult if it is heavy or, if the penult is light and there are at least 3 syllables, stressed in the antepenult
en-GB/pɛnˈʌltɪmət ˈɹuːl/
en-US/pɪˈnʌltəmɪt ˈɹul/
phonological rule in Latin that words are stressed in the penult if it is heavy or, if the penult is light and there are at least 3 syllables, stressed in the antepenult