siméadracht

Irish

Etymology

From Latin symmetria ( +‎ -acht), from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

Noun

siméadracht f (genitive singular siméadrachta)

1. symmetry

Declension

Declension of siméadracht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative siméadracht Vocative a shiméadracht Genitive siméadrachta Dative siméadracht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tsiméadracht Genitive na siméadrachta Dative leis an tsiméadracht don tsiméadracht

Antonyms

• neamhshiméadracht, aisiméadracht

Derived terms

• ga-shiméadracht f (“radial symmetry”)
• lárshiméadracht f (“centrosymmetry”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
siméadracht	shiméadracht after an, tsiméadracht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siméadracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN