symmetria

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English symmetry), ultimately from Latin symmetria. Contains the suffix -metria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsymːetriɑ/, [ˈs̠ymːe̞t̪ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sym‧met‧ri‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): sym‧met‧ria

Noun

symmetria

1. symmetry

Declension

Inflection of symmetria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		symmetria	symmetriat
genitive		symmetrian	symmetrioiden symmetrioitten
partitive		symmetriaa	symmetrioita
illative		symmetriaan	symmetrioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		symmetria	symmetriat
accusative	nom.	symmetria	symmetriat
	gen.	symmetrian
genitive		symmetrian	symmetrioiden symmetrioitten symmetriain rare
partitive		symmetriaa	symmetrioita
inessive		symmetriassa	symmetrioissa
elative		symmetriasta	symmetrioista
illative		symmetriaan	symmetrioihin
adessive		symmetrialla	symmetrioilla
ablative		symmetrialta	symmetrioilta
allative		symmetrialle	symmetrioille
essive		symmetriana	symmetrioina
translative		symmetriaksi	symmetrioiksi
abessive		symmetriatta	symmetrioitta
instructive		—	symmetrioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of symmetria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative symmetriani symmetriani accusative nom. symmetriani symmetriani gen. symmetriani genitive symmetriani symmetrioideni symmetrioitteni symmetriaini rare partitive symmetriaani symmetrioitani inessive symmetriassani symmetrioissani elative symmetriastani symmetrioistani illative symmetriaani symmetrioihini adessive symmetriallani symmetrioillani ablative symmetrialtani symmetrioiltani allative symmetrialleni symmetrioilleni essive symmetrianani symmetrioinani translative symmetriakseni symmetrioikseni abessive symmetriattani symmetrioittani instructive — — comitative — symmetrioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative symmetriasi symmetriasi accusative nom. symmetriasi symmetriasi gen. symmetriasi genitive symmetriasi symmetrioidesi symmetrioittesi symmetriaisi rare partitive symmetriaasi symmetrioitasi inessive symmetriassasi symmetrioissasi elative symmetriastasi symmetrioistasi illative symmetriaasi symmetrioihisi adessive symmetriallasi symmetrioillasi ablative symmetrialtasi symmetrioiltasi allative symmetriallesi symmetrioillesi essive symmetrianasi symmetrioinasi translative symmetriaksesi symmetrioiksesi abessive symmetriattasi symmetrioittasi instructive — — comitative — symmetrioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative symmetriamme symmetriamme accusative nom. symmetriamme symmetriamme gen. symmetriamme genitive symmetriamme symmetrioidemme symmetrioittemme symmetriaimme rare partitive symmetriaamme symmetrioitamme inessive symmetriassamme symmetrioissamme elative symmetriastamme symmetrioistamme illative symmetriaamme symmetrioihimme adessive symmetriallamme symmetrioillamme ablative symmetrialtamme symmetrioiltamme allative symmetriallemme symmetrioillemme essive symmetrianamme symmetrioinamme translative symmetriaksemme symmetrioiksemme abessive symmetriattamme symmetrioittamme instructive — — comitative — symmetrioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative symmetrianne symmetrianne accusative nom. symmetrianne symmetrianne gen. symmetrianne genitive symmetrianne symmetrioidenne symmetrioittenne symmetriainne rare partitive symmetriaanne symmetrioitanne inessive symmetriassanne symmetrioissanne elative symmetriastanne symmetrioistanne illative symmetriaanne symmetrioihinne adessive symmetriallanne symmetrioillanne ablative symmetrialtanne symmetrioiltanne allative symmetriallenne symmetrioillenne essive symmetriananne symmetrioinanne translative symmetriaksenne symmetrioiksenne abessive symmetriattanne symmetrioittanne instructive — — comitative — symmetrioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative symmetriansa symmetriansa accusative nom. symmetriansa symmetriansa gen. symmetriansa genitive symmetriansa symmetrioidensa symmetrioittensa symmetriainsa rare partitive symmetriaansa symmetrioitaan symmetrioitansa inessive symmetriassaan symmetriassansa symmetrioissaan symmetrioissansa elative symmetriastaan symmetriastansa symmetrioistaan symmetrioistansa illative symmetriaansa symmetrioihinsa adessive symmetriallaan symmetriallansa symmetrioillaan symmetrioillansa ablative symmetrialtaan symmetrialtansa symmetrioiltaan symmetrioiltansa allative symmetrialleen symmetriallensa symmetrioilleen symmetrioillensa essive symmetrianaan symmetrianansa symmetrioinaan symmetrioinansa translative symmetriakseen symmetriaksensa symmetrioikseen symmetrioiksensa abessive symmetriattaan symmetriattansa symmetrioittaan symmetrioittansa instructive — — comitative — symmetrioineen symmetrioinensa

Synonyms

• tasasuhtaisuus

Derived terms

compounds

• epäsymmetria
• paikkasymmetria
• symmetria-akseli
• symmetriaelementti
• symmetriakeskipiste
• symmetriakeskus
• symmetriaryhmä
• symmetriataso

Further reading

• “symmetria”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [symˈmɛ.tri.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [simˈmɛː.t̪ri.a]

Noun

symmetria f (genitive symmetriae); first declension

1. symmetry, proportion

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	symmetria	symmetriae
genitive	symmetriae	symmetriārum
dative	symmetriae	symmetriīs
accusative	symmetriam	symmetriās
ablative	symmetriā	symmetriīs
vocative	symmetria	symmetriae

Related terms

• symmetros

Descendants

• → Catalan: simetria
• → Middle French: symmetrie
  • French: symétrie
  • → Dutch: symmetrie
    • → Indonesian: simetri
• → Galician: simetría
• → German: Symmetrie
• → Italian: simmetria
• → Portuguese: simetria
• → Romanian: simetrie
• → Spanish: simetría

References

• “symmetria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• symmetria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “symmetria”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[2]

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsymmetːriːa/

Noun

symmetria

1. symmetry

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Portuguese

Noun

symmetria f (uncountable)

1. obsolete spelling of simetria