geminate (redirected from geminating)

gem·i·nate  (jm-nt)

v. gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, gem·i·nates

v.tr.

1. To double.

2. To arrange in pairs.

3. Linguistics To make into a geminate.

v.intr.

1. To occur in pairs.

2. Linguistics To become a geminate.

adj. (-nt, -nt)

Forming a pair; doubled.

n. Linguistics (-nt, -nt)

A double or long consonant, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.

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[Latin geminre, gemint-, from geminus, twin.]

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gemi·nation n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	geminate - a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate" consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
Verb	1.	geminate - form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" reduplicate linguistics - the scientific study of language duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
	2.	geminate - occur in pairs pair geminate, pair - arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" occur - to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
	3.	geminate - arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" pair arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" geminate, pair - occur in pairs
	4.	geminate - arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words" double, duplicate - increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"