Associations to the word «Geminate»
Noun
- Consonant
- Vowel
- Phoneme
- Syllable
- Phonology
- Assimilation
- Cluster
- Pronunciation
- Stop
- Segment
- Grade
- Phylogeny
- Word
- Hind
- Length
- Context
- Suffix
- Language
- Position
- Or
- Initial
- Letter
- Verb
- Non
- Ku
- Sound
- Dialect
- Feature
- Spot
- Evolution
- Spelling
- Marking
- Sequence
- Distinction
- Pair
- Duration
- Margin
- Double
- Representation
- Contrast
- Ending
- Wing
- Long
- Exception
- Black
- Pre
Adjective
Wiktionary
GEMINATE, adjective. Forming a pair.
GEMINATE, verb. To arrange in pairs.
GEMINATE, verb. To occur in pairs.
GEMINATE, noun. (linguistics) A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
Dictionary definition
GEMINATE, noun. A doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate".
GEMINATE, verb. Form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word".
GEMINATE, verb. Occur in pairs.
GEMINATE, verb. Arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers".
GEMINATE, verb. Arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words".
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