LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

symmetria

symmetria f (genitive symmetriae)
Classical[symˈmɛ.tri.a]Ecclesiastical[simˈmɛː.tri.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesymmetry, proportion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesymmetriasymmetriae
genitivesymmetriaesymmetriārum
dativesymmetriaesymmetriīs
accusativesymmetriamsymmetriās
ablativesymmetriāsymmetriīs
vocativesymmetriasymmetriae

symmē^trĭa, ae, f., = συμμετρία,
I. proportion, symmetry (cf. congruentia), Vitr. 1, 2; Plin. 34, 8, 19, §§ 58 and 65; 35, 10, 36, § 67.—Plur., Vitr. 1, 3 fin.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

Descendants
  • Catalansimetria
  • Frenchsymétriefrom Middle French symmetrie
  • GermanSymmetrie
  • Italiansimmetria
  • Portuguesesimetria
  • Romaniansimetrie
  • Spanishsimetría
  • Indonesiansimetrifrom Middle French symmetrie
  • Galiciansimetría

In English words that came into English from symmetria

  • symmetrysymmetria
  • symmetricsymmetria

Quick answers

What does symmetria mean in Latin?
symmetria, a noun, means “symmetry, proportion”.
What is the genitive of symmetria?
The genitive singular is symmetriae. symmetria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce symmetria?
In classical Latin, [symˈmɛ.tri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [simˈmɛː.tri.a].