Geminate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Geminate is an adjective meaning Forming a pair.
Meaning
Forming a pair.
More Meanings
- (phonology, of a consonant) Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.
- To arrange in pairs.
- To occur in pairs.
- (phonology) A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: paired, doubled, twinned
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-.
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).
Word Forms
- geminates
- geminating
- geminated
Synonyms for geminate
Depending on context, synonyms include paired, doubled, twinned, geminated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twin, geminous, conjugated, gemel, conjugate, jumelle.
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