geminate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/

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Verb

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪneɪt/

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Adjective

geminate (not comparable)

1. Forming a pair.

   Near-synonyms: paired, doubled, twinned

2. (phonology, of a consonant) Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.

   Synonym: geminated

   • 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).

Verb

geminate (third-person singular simple present geminates, present participle geminating, simple past and past participle geminated)

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

Noun

geminate (plural geminates)

1. (phonology) A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.

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Etymology 2

Participle

gemināte

1. vocative masculine singular of geminātus

Verb

geminate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of geminar combined with te