English
Etymology
Latin geminatio vocalis|vocalium �doubling of vowels;� geminatio �doubling, gemination� + vocalis �vowel.�

Noun
geminatio vocalium (uncountable)

1. (epigraphy) The process of indicating that a vowel is pronounced long by writing it twice, especially as was sometimes done in Latin due to influence from Oscan.

#:The least-used method is geminatio vocalium, as in Oscan and (occasionally) Umbrian: <span style="font-variant:small-caps">paastores</span>. �Sihler.

• 2005-06-30 01:10 - Conversion script - [[Geminatio vocalium]] moved to [[geminatio vocalium]]

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