Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Geminate has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a doubled or long consonant
"the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
2
A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
Verb
1
form by reduplication
"The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"
"The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
3
arrange in pairs
"Pair these numbers"
4
arrange or combine in pairs
"The consonants are geminated in these words"
Adjective
Example Sentences
"the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
noun
"The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"
verb
"The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
verb
"Pair these numbers"
verb
"The consonants are geminated in these words"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)