geminate
geminate · geminates
гемината
A doubled or repeated letter or speech soundA doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
US/dʒˈɛmənət/
Meaning
1 sensesA doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
гемина́таgemináta
More definitions
- a doubled or long consonant
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
doubled sound:
Origin
First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminFirst attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).
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