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Meaning of Geminate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.

Equivalents

العربية مزدوج مشدّد مضعف
Български двоен
Català geminar geminat
Deutsch Doppelkonsonant
Ελληνικά όμοιος
Español geminado
Suomi geminaatta kaksoiskonsonantti parittaa yhdistää
Français géminé géminée
Italiano geminate geminate
日本語 促音
ქართული გაორმაგება
Nederlands geminaat gepaard in paren ordenen paarwijze paarwijze voorkomen paren
Polski geminata
Русский гемината гемини́рованный удваивать удвоенный удвоить
Svenska fördubblad

Examples

“The attested forms show⟳ variation in the unstressed vowels (Srd. lèppere, lèpporo, lèppore, léppuri etc.) but agree⟳ on the labial geminate. We can thus reconstruct *leppVr-.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

geminatio vocalium gemination Gemini Geminian Geminid geminin

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