Geminate

English

Etymology

From Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“‘I double’”).

Pronunciation 1

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• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈdʒɛm.ɪ.nət/

Adjective

Geminate (not comparable)

Positive Geminate

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. Forming a pair.
   • 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).

Translations

forming a pair

Dutch: paarwijze nl(nl), gepaard nl(nl)

Pronunciation 2

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈdʒɛm.ɪ.neɪt/

Verb

Infinitive to Geminate

Third person singular geminat

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle es

to Geminate (third-person singular simple present geminat, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

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

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Derived terms

• gemination

Translations

arrange in pairs

Dutch: paren nl(nl), in nl(nl) paren nl(nl) ordenen nl(nl)

occur in pairs

Dutch: paarwijze nl(nl) voorkomen nl(nl)

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Italian

Verb

geminate

1. Second-person plural present tense of geminare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of geminare#Italian.
3. Feminine plural of geminato.

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Latin

Participle

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1. vocative masculine singular of geminātus

pl:geminate ru:geminate ta:geminate vi:geminate tr:geminate zh:geminate