Geminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a doubled or long consonant

form by reduplication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɛmᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɛmɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɛmɪnˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛmᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate
The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pair reduplicate

Parts of Speech

noun	a doubled or long consonant “the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate”
verb	form by reduplication “The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel”
verb	occur in pairs
verb	arrange in pairs “Pair these numbers”
verb	arrange or combine in pairs “The consonants are geminated in these words”

Word Forms

pair	noun	two items of the same kind
gemination	noun	the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geminieren

ein doppelter oder langer Konsonant

🇫🇷French

géminé

une consonne doublée ou longue

🇪🇸Spanish

geminado

una consonante doble o larga

🇮🇹Italian

geminare

una consonante doppia o lunga

🇳🇱Dutch

verdubbelen

een dubbele of lange medeklinker

🇵🇹Portuguese

geminar

uma consoante dupla ou longa

🇷🇺Russian

удвоить

удвоенная или длинная согласная

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुमूल्य पदार्थ

दोहरा या दीर्घ व्यंजन

🇧🇩Bengali

জেমিনেট

একটি দ্বিগুণ বা দীর্ঘ ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கருவுறுதல்

இரட்டை அல்லது நீண்ட மெய்

🇮🇳Telugu

జెమినేట్

రెట్టింపు లేదా పొడవైన హల్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

जेमिनेट

दुप्पट किंवा लांब व्यंजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

જેમિનેટ

બમણો અથવા લાંબો વ્યંજન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೆಮಿನೇಟ್

ದ್ವಿಗುಣಗೊಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ದೀರ್ಘ ವ್ಯಂಜನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജെമിനേറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

ഇരട്ടിയോ നീണ്ടതോ ആയ വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成对出现

双辅音或长辅音

🇯🇵Japanese

促音

二重子音または長い子音

🇰🇷Korean

생식하다

이중 자음 또는 장음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghép đôi

một phụ âm nhân đôi hoặc dài

🇹🇭Thai

อัญมณี

พยัญชนะสองเท่าหรือยาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

rangkap

konsonan ganda atau panjang

🇵🇭Filipino

magmahalan

isang doble o mahabang katinig

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنبت

ساكن مضاعف أو طويل

🇮🇷Persian

جفت شدن

یک صامت دوتایی یا بلند

🇹🇷Turkish

ikiz

çift veya uzun bir ünsüz

🇮🇱Hebrew

להרבות

עיצור כפול או ארוך

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