# symmetria
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsymːetriɑ/, [ˈs̠ymːe̞t̪ˌriɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: sym‧met‧ria

### Noun

symmetria
* symmetry

#### Declension

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

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

### Further reading

* “symmetria”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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: /symˈme.tri.a/, [s̠ʏmˈmɛt̪riä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /simˈme.tri.a/, [simˈmɛːt̪riä]

### Noun

symmetria f (genitive symmetriae); first declension
* symmetry, proportion

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### 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

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈsymmetːriːa/

### Noun

symmetria
* 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, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Portuguese
### Noun

symmetria f (uncountable)
* Obsolete spelling of simetria.