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)
- 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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ga-shiméadrach | gha-shiméadrach | nga-shiméadrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "ga-shiméadrach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “ga-shiméadrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.