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Catalan
Noun
ela geminada f (plural eles geminades)
- the Latin script combination ⟨l·l⟩ (uppercase ⟨L·L⟩)
- Coordinate terms: ela doble, ela palatal
Usage notes
- The ela palatal is used in Catalan to represent the palatal lateral /ʎ/ with a digraph ll, so to indicate where a doubled alveolar lateral is intended /l.l/, a punt volat ( · , “interpunct”) is placed between the two ells to form an ela geminada (literally “geminated ell”).
- Examples of words with ela geminada include excel·lent, paral·lel, and il·legal.
- Some Catalan speakers do not distinguish the pronunciation of a simple l and the ela geminada, both being pronounced /l/.
- It never occurs at the beginning of a word. The form *“L·l” does not exist.