Geminate
Pronunciation
Adjective- UK IPA: /ˈdʒɛm.ɪ.nət/
- UK IPA: /ˈdʒɛm.ɪ.neɪt/
Origin
From Latin geminÄtus, perfect passive participle of geminÅ ("I double").
Full definition of geminate
Adjective
geminate
- Forming a pair.
- 2008, Sara Finley, Review of “The Representation and Processing of Compound Wordsâ€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).
Verb
- To arrange in pairs.
- To occur in pairs.