What does geminate mean?
Definitions for geminate
ˈdʒɛm əˌneɪt; -nɪt, -ˌneɪtgem·i·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
geminateverb
a doubled or long consonant
"the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
reduplicate, geminateverb
form by reduplication
"The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
pair, geminateverb
occur in pairs
pair, geminateverb
arrange in pairs
"Pair these numbers"
geminateverb
arrange or combine in pairs
"The consonants are geminated in these words"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To GEMINATEverb
To double. Dict.
Etymology: gemino, Latin.
Wikipedia
geminate
In phonetics and phonology, gemination (), or consonant lengthening (from Latin geminatio 'doubling', itself from gemini 'twins'), is an articulation of a consonant for a longer period of time than that of a singleton consonant. It is distinct from stress. Gemination is represented in many writing systems by a doubled letter and is often perceived as a doubling of the consonant. Some phonological theories use "doubling" as a synonym for gemination, others describe two distinct phenomena.Consonant length is a distinctive feature in certain languages, such as Arabic, Berber, Danish, Estonian, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Punjabi, Polish and Turkish. Other languages, such as English, do not have word-internal phonemic consonant geminates. Consonant gemination and vowel length are independent in languages like Arabic, Japanese, Finnish and Estonian; however, in languages like Italian, Norwegian and Swedish, vowel length and consonant length are interdependent. For example, in Norwegian and Swedish, a geminated consonant is always preceded by a short vowel, while an ungeminated consonant is preceded by a long vowel. A clear example are the Norwegian words tak [tɑːk] ('ceiling or roof' of a building), and takk [tɑkː] ('thanks').
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geminate
Geminate generally refers to the doubling or repetition of sounds, letters, or syllables in linguistic or phonetics. It can also refer to things that occur in pairs or twins in other contexts.
Webster Dictionary
Geminateadjective
in pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers
Geminateverb
to double
Etymology: [L. geminatus, p. p. of genimare to double. See Gemini.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Geminate
jem′in-āt, adj. (bot.) in pairs.—v.t. (rare) to double.—n. Geminā′tion, a doubling: repetition of a word to add emphasis: (philol.) the doubling of a consonant originally single. [L. gemināre, ātum—geminus, twin.]
Entomology
Geminate
arranged in pairs composed of two similar parts: doubled.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of geminate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of geminate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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