geminate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3). === Pronunciation === Adjective (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/ Verb (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪneɪt/ === Adjective === geminate (not comparable) Forming a pair. Near-synonyms: paired, doubled, twinned (phonology, of a consonant) Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled. Synonym: geminated ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== Gemini ==== Translations ==== === Noun === geminate (plural geminates) (phonology) A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== geminate inflection of geminare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== geminate f pl feminine plural of geminato == Latin == === Participle === gemināte vocative masculine singular of geminātus == Spanish == === Verb === geminate second-person singular voseo imperative of geminar combined with te