ga-shiméadrach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ga (“radius”) + siméadrach (“symmetrical”).
Adjective
[edit]ga-shiméadrach (genitive singular masculine ga-shiméadraigh, genitive singular feminine ga-shiméadraí, plural ga-shiméadracha, comparative ga-shiméadraí)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- ga-shiméadracht f (“radial symmetry”)
Mutation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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