ga-shiméadrach

Irish

Etymology

From ga (“radius”) +‎ siméadrach (“symmetrical”).

Adjective

ga-shiméadrach (genitive singular masculine ga-shiméadraigh, genitive singular feminine ga-shiméadraí, plural ga-shiméadracha, comparative ga-shiméadraí)

1. radially symmetrical

Declension

Declension of ga-shiméadrach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ga-shiméadrach	gha-shiméadrach	ga-shiméadracha; gha-shiméadracha2
vocative	gha-shiméadraigh		ga-shiméadracha
genitive		ga-shiméadraí	ga-shiméadracha	ga-shiméadrach
dative	ga-shiméadrach; gha-shiméadrach1	gha-shiméadrach; gha-shiméadraigh (archaic)	ga-shiméadracha; gha-shiméadracha2
Comparative	níos ga-shiméadraí
Superlative	is ga-shiméadraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• ga-shiméadracht f (“radial symmetry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ga-shiméadrach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ga-shiméadrach	gha-shiméadrach	nga-shiméadrach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ga-shiméadrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ga-shiméadrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024