The present participle of geminate, describing the ongoing process of doubling, repeating, or lengthening consonant sounds.
From geminate + -ing present participle suffix. Describes an action in progress of creating doubled or lengthened versions of sounds or structures.
Languages are constantly geminating and de-geminating sounds as they evolve—this is why historical linguistics can trace language families by looking at consonant patterns across centuries.
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