geminate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”).
Pronunciation
- Adjective
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛmɪnət/
- Verb
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛmɪneɪt/
Adjective
geminate (not comparable)
- Forming a pair.
- (phonology) Of a consonant, pronounced longer and considered as being doubled
- 2008, Sara Finley, Review of “The Representation and Processing of Compound Words”
- For example, Martin (2007) notes that compounds in several languages (including English and Turkish) violate the general phonological principles in the language (e.g., English only allows geminate consonants in compounds).
- 2008, Sara Finley, Review of “The Representation and Processing of Compound Words”
Translations
forming a pair
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Verb
geminate (third-person singular simple present geminates, present participle geminating, simple past and past participle geminated)
- To arrange in pairs.
- To occur in pairs.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bigeminate
- gemination
- quadrigeminate
- trigeminate
Related terms
- Gemini
Translations
to arrange in pairs
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to occur in pairs
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Noun
geminate (plural geminates)
- (phonology) A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
Translations
doubled sound
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Italian
Verb
geminate
- second-person plural present indicative of geminare
- second-person plural imperative of geminare
- feminine plural of geminato
Latin
Participle
gemināte
- vocative masculine singular of geminātus