Geminate Definition & Meaning
geminate
- noun
- a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
- verb
- form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
- occur in pairs
- arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"
- arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words"
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- What does geminate mean?
- a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate" form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" occur in pairs arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words"
- What part of speech is geminate?
- Geminate is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does geminate have?
- Geminate has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).