Geminate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.

Equivalents

Españolgeminado

Françaisgéminé géminée

DeutschDoppelkonsonant

12 more languages

العربيةمزدوج مشدّد مضعف

Българскидвоен

Catalàgeminar geminat

Ελληνικάόμοιος

Suomigeminaatta kaksoiskonsonantti parittaayhdistää

Italianogeminate

日本語促音

ქართულიგაორმაგება

Nederlandsgeminaat gepaard in paren ordenenpaarwijze paarwijze voorkomen paren

Русскийгемината гемини́рованный удваиватьудвоенный удвоить

Svenskafördubblad

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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