geminate

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

a doubled or long consonant
- the 'n' in 'thinness' is a geminate
• Hypernyms:
consonant

II - verb

1. form by reduplication
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
• Syn:
reduplicate
• Topics:
linguistics
• Hypernyms:
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. occur in pairs
• Syn:
pair
• Derivationally related forms:
pair (for: pair)
• Hypernyms:
occur
• Verb Group:
pair
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. arrange in pairs
- Pair these numbers
• Syn:
pair
• Derivationally related forms:
pair (for: pair)
• Hypernyms:
arrange, set up
• Verb Group:
pair
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. arrange or combine in pairs
- The consonants are geminated in these words
• Derivationally related forms:
gemination
• Hypernyms:
double, duplicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pair, reduplicate