Definition
The process of doubling or the state of being doubled, especially in linguistics where consonant sounds are lengthened or pronounced with extra emphasis.
Etymology
From Latin geminatio, from geminatus 'doubled.' Medical and linguistic term describing the process or result of making something twin or doubling a sound.
Kelly Says
Gemination is why Italian sounds so musical to English ears—Italians double consonants constantly, making 'pizza' sound almost like 'pee-tsa' with that extra syllable from the doubled 'z'.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতিধ্বনি
pro-ti-dho-ni
CACatalà
geminació
ʒe-mi-na-tsi-o
CSČeština
gemina
ʒe-mi-na
DADansk
gemination
dʒe-mi-na-tion
DEDeutsch
Gemination
ɡeː-mi-na-tion
ELΕλληνικά
διπλοποίηση
di-plo-po-i-si
ESEspañol
geminación
he-mi-na-θjon
FISuomi
geminaatio
ʒe-mi-na-tio
FRFrançais
gémination
ʒe-mi-na-syɔ̃
HIहिन्दी
दोहराव
do-ha-rav
HUMagyar
gemináció
ʒe-mi-na-tsi-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengulangan
pen-gu-la-ngan
ITItaliano
geminazione
dʒe-mi-na-t͡ʃjo-ne
MRMR
अनुप्रयोग
anu-pra-yog
MSBahasa Melayu
pengulangan
pen-gu-la-ngan
NLNederlands
geminatie
ɣe-mi-na-t͡si-e
NONorsk
geminering
ʒe-mi-ne-ring
PAPA
ਦੁlicating
du-li-cating
PLPolski
geminacja
ʒe-mi-na-t͡sja
PTPortuguês
geminação
ʒe-mi-na-ˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
geminare
ʒe-mi-na-re
RUРусский
геминация
ɡe-mi-na-t͡si-ya
SVSvenska
gemination
ʒe-mi-na-tion
SWKiswahili
ujenzi
u-jen-zi
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டிப்பு
ir-atti-ppu
TLTL
pag-uulit
pa-gu-ulit
TRTürkçe
geminasyon
dʒe-mi-na-syon
UKУкраїнська
гемінація
he-mi-na-t͡sya
VITiếng Việt
phép trùng lặp
phep trùng lap