symmetrisissä

Symmetrisissä is Finnish for “in symmetrical things” and functions as the inessive plural form of the adjective symmetrisinen, meaning symmetrical. It is used to express location or state inside multiple items that are symmetric in form or arrangement. The corresponding singular form is symmetrisessä, and the base noun related to the concept is symmetria (symmetry).

Morphology and usage

The stem of the adjective is symmetris-, to which the ending -inen is added to form symmetrisinen (the basic adjective). To indicate plural in the inessive case, the ending -issä is appended, yielding symmetrisissä. The form agrees with a plural noun in the inessive, for example in phrases like symmetrisissä kuvioissa or symmetrisissä rakenteissa, meaning “in symmetrical patterns” or “in symmetrical structures.” It is most commonly encountered in descriptive, scientific, or artistic language when discussing shapes, patterns, or configurations that exhibit symmetry.

Examples

- Kuvioiden symmetrisissä osissa toistuu sama muoto. (In the symmetric parts of the patterns, the same shape repeats.)

- Symmetrisissä rakenteissa on usein tasapainoa. (In symmetrical structures there is often balance.)

Etymology

The Finnish adjective derives from the noun symmetria (symmetry) and the common adjective suffix -inen, forming symmetric. The word reflects a direct borrowing pathway from Greek via scientific and mathematical vocabulary, adapted to Finnish morphophonology.

See also

symmetria, symmetrisinen