ga-shiméadrach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom ga (“radius”) + siméadrach (“symmetrical”).
Adjective
editga-shiméadrach (genitive singular masculine ga-shiméadraigh, genitive singular feminine ga-shiméadraí, plural ga-shiméadracha, comparative ga-shiméadraí)
Declension
editsingular | plural (m/f) | |||
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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
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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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
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