geminate

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.tr.

1. To double.
2. To arrange in pairs.
3. Linguistics. To make into a geminate.

v.intr.

1. To occur in pairs.
2. Linguistics. To become a geminate.

adj. (-nĭt, -nāt')
Forming a pair; doubled.

n. Linguistics (-nĭt, -nāt')
A double or long consonant, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.

[Latin gemināre, gemināt-, from geminus, twin.]

gemination gem'i·na'tion n.

verb

To make or become twice as great: double, duplicate, redouble, twin. See big/small/amount, increase/decrease.

adjective

Composed of two parts or things: biform, binary, double, dual, duple, duplex, duplicate, twofold. See part/whole.

Paired; occurring in twos.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fordoblet
v. tr. - fordoble, anbringe parvis, geminere
v. intr. - fordobles
n. - geminat

Nederlands (Dutch)
gepaard, identieke opeenvolgende spraakklanken zijnde, in paren plaatsen, verdubbelen

Français (French)
adj. - gemellé, consonne double
v. tr. - gémeller, disposer en paires, être disposé en paire, redoubler la consonne
v. intr. - gémeller, redoubler la consonne, être disposé en paires
n. - gémellation, redoublement (d'une consonne)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verdoppeln, paaren
adj. - gepaart, Zwillings-
n. - Verdoppelung, Paarigkeit, Gemination

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζευγαρώνω, διπλασιάζω, διατάσσω κατά ζεύγη, επαναλαμβάνω
adj. - (φυτολ.) δίδυμος, σε ζεύγη

Italiano (Italian)
raddoppiare, accoppiato, geminato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - duplicar
adj. - geminado

Русский (Russian)
сдвоенный, повторный, сдваивать, удваивать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - geminado, duplicado, combinado en pares
v. tr. - duplicar, repetir, geminar
v. intr. - duplicar, repetir, geminar
n. - consonante de doble sonido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördubbla
adj. - parsittande (bot.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
双生的, 成双的, 成双, 加倍, 重复, 成对, 双

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 雙生的, 成雙的
v. tr. - 成雙, 加倍, 重復
v. intr. - 成雙, 加倍, 成對
n. - 雙

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 짝으로 된
v. tr. - 짝 짓다
v. intr. - 짝을 짓다
n. - 이중, 짝

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 対に並べる, 二重にする, 対になる
adj. - 双生の, 対の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضاعف, يتضاعف (صفه) مزدوج, مضاعف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסודר בזוגות‬
v. tr. - ‮הכפיל, חזר על, ערך בזוגות‬
v. intr. - ‮הכפיל, חזר על, ערך בזוגות‬
n. - ‮צליל של תנועה כפולה (פונטיקה)‬

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