geminate

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Forming a pair.
2. (not-comparable) Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.

Verb

1. To arrange in pairs.
2. To occur in pairs.

Noun

A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.

Synonyms

double

pair

redouble

reduplicate

repeat

🔁

twin

pairing

dual

make double

reduplicated

twinned

duplication

duplicated

paired

Translations

paarwijze

paire

géminée

paarig anordnen

Geminate

δίδυμος

διπλασιάζω

geminare

in

ordenen

paar

paren

verdubbelen

voorkomen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/

Etymology

First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).