geminate
形容词/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/
动词/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪneɪt/
词源链
- 英语English
geminate
词源说明
First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Forming a pair.
- 2(phonology, of a consonant) Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.