Sümmeetrilises

Sümmeetrilises is an Estonian grammatical form derived from the adjective sünmeetriline, meaning symmetrical. It represents the inessive or a related descriptive function of the adjective, used to express that a noun is in a state of symmetry or described in a symmetric manner. In practice, it is used to characterize objects, designs, or situations that exhibit balance, mirror-like structure, or balanced proportions.

Usage of Sümmeetrilises occurs in contexts such as geometry, design, architecture, and literary analysis where symmetry is a point of description or evaluation. It serves to convey that the subject possesses or is associated with symmetry rather than simply being described by the base adjective in a non-case-marked form.

Common examples (illustrative, not exhaustive) include phrases like sümmeetrilises kujunduses (in a symmetrical design), sümmeetrilises ruumis (in a symmetrical room), and sümmeetrilises olukorras (in a symmetrical situation). The exact noun and surrounding grammar determine the appropriate case endings, with sümmeetrilises typically appearing where an inessive or closely related construction is required.

Etymology and related forms: the word is built from the root sümmeetriline with standard Estonian adjective inflection patterns. Related terms include sümmeetria (symmetry) and sümmeetriline (symmetrical).

See also: Sümmeetria, Sümmeetriline.

Note: Sümmeetrilises functions as a descriptive form within standard Estonian grammar and is not a separate lexical entry beyond its role as a declined adjective.