geminate

• Существительное, обозначающее удвоенный или долгий согласный звук в фонетике, при котором согласный произносится с большей длительностью, чем одиночный согласный.

A noun referring to a doubled or long consonant sound in phonetics, where a consonant is pronounced for a longer duration than a single consonant.

1. Doubled consonantC2formalscientific

   A consonant sound that is prolonged or doubled in duration within a word, often contrasting with a short consonant.

   Удвоенная согласная

   • In Italian, the word 'fatto' contains a geminate 'tt' that is held longer than a single 't'.
   • Linguists study how geminates affect syllable structure in languages like Arabic.
   • The geminate 'mm' in 'summer' is not truly double in English, but in other languages it is distinct.
   • Japanese has geminate consonants written with a small 'tsu', like in 'kitte' (postage stamp).

• Глагол, означающий удваивать, становиться парным или встречаться парами, часто используется в лингвистике для описания удлинения или удвоения согласного звука.

A verb meaning to double, become paired, or occur in pairs, often used in linguistics to describe the lengthening or doubling of a consonant sound.

1. To double or repeatC2formal

   To form by reduplication or to double a sound, letter, or word.

   Удваивать

   • In some languages, consonants are geminated to change meaning.
   • The word 'bookkeeper' has a geminated 'k' sound.
   • Linguists study how sounds geminate in different dialects.

   Synonymsdoubleduplicatereduplicaterepeattwin

2. To pair or combineC2formal

   To arrange or combine in pairs; to occur in pairs.

   Объединять в пары

   • The scientist geminated the samples for comparison.
   • In the experiment, the variables were geminated to test symmetry.
   • The artist geminated the colors to create a balanced composition.

   Synonymscoupledoubleduplicatematchpairtwin