Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square185fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefri@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoPropreantepenultimate. Fifth to last. Ultimate Penultimate Antepenultimate Preantepenultimate Propreantepenultimate
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI knew the first three, but not four and five. TIL
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI use penultimate all the time and most people have no idea what I mean! We need to bring back the Latin based words
minus-squarebizarroland@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat means the item right before the last item, right?
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYep. That’s actually how we say last and whatnot in Spanish: último is last and penúltimo is 2nd to last
Propreantepenultimate. Fifth to last.
I knew the first three, but not four and five. TIL
I use penultimate all the time and most people have no idea what I mean! We need to bring back the Latin based words
That means the item right before the last item, right?
Yep. That’s actually how we say last and whatnot in Spanish: último is last and penúltimo is 2nd to last