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geminate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/ (UK, US)

Etymology

First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Forming a pair.
   • Near-synonyms: paired, doubled, twinned
2. (not-comparable, of a consonant) Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.
   • 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”:

Deriveds

nongeminate · geminately

Synonyms

paired · geminated · twinned · doubled

Translations (22)

ar مُشَدَّد (phonology) · sv fördubblad (phonology) · ca geminat (phonology) · ru гемини́рованный (phonology) · ka გაორკეცებული (forming a pair) · ka გაორმაგებული (forming a pair) · ka გაორწვერებული (forming a pair) · fi geminoitunut (phonology) · ru удво́енный (forming a pair) · fr gémine (forming a pair) · el όμοιος (phonology) · fi pareittain esiintyvä (forming a pair) · sv geminerad (phonology) · es geminado (phonology) · fr géminée (phonology) · fi kahdentunut (phonology) · ca geminar (forming a pair) · bg двоен (forming a pair) · nl paarwijze (forming a pair) · nl gepaard (forming a pair) · ka გაორებული (forming a pair) · ar مُضَعَّف (phonology)

geminate en · NOUN

Etymology

First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).

Meanings

1. A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
   • The attested forms show variation in the unstressed vowels (Srd. lèppere, lèpporo, lèppore, léppuri etc.) but agree on the labial geminate. We can thus reconstruct *leppVr-. 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 405:

Forms

Translations (8)

fi kaksoiskonsonantti (doubled sound) · ja 促音 (doubled sound) · sv geminata (doubled sound) · ru гемина́та (doubled sound) · nl geminaat (doubled sound) · fr géminée (doubled sound) · fi geminaatta (doubled sound) · pl geminata (doubled sound)

geminate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪneɪt/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).

Meanings

1. To arrange in pairs.
2. To occur in pairs.

Forms

Deriveds

geminatable · quadrigeminate · bigeminate · trigeminate · degeminate · geminable · gemination

Relateds

Gemini

Translations (13)

bg удвоявам (to arrange in pairs) · fi esiintyä pareittain (to occur in pairs) · fi yhdistää (to arrange in pairs) · ka გაორმაგება (to arrange in pairs) · nl paarwijze voorkomen (to occur in pairs) · ru удва́ивать (to arrange in pairs) · ka გაორკეცება (to arrange in pairs) · ru удво́ить (to arrange in pairs) · fi järjestää pareiksi (to arrange in pairs) · nl paren (to arrange in pairs) · ka წყვილებად მოხდენა (to occur in pairs) · nl in paren ordenen (to arrange in pairs) · fi parittaa (to arrange in pairs)