"genius" meaning in Latin

See genius in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡɛ.ni.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”), perhaps through Old Latin genō (“to beget, give birth; to produce, cause”), + *-yos; compare Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin”) and Sanskrit जन्य n (jánya, “lineage, tribe, people”), though all probably independent formations. Not related to Arabic جِنِّي (jinnī, “jinn, spirit, demon”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|ine-pro:*ǵenh₁-}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ǵenh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "genius", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="genius">, {{dercat|la|itc-pro|sem}}, {{der|la|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to beget}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”), {{der|la|itc-ola|genō|t=to beget, give birth; to produce, cause}} Old Latin genō (“to beget, give birth; to produce, cause”), {{suf|ine-pro||*-yós|alt2=*-yos|nocat=1}} + *-yos, {{cog|gem-pro|*kunją||kin}} Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin”), {{cog|sa|जन्य|g=n|t=lineage, tribe, people|tr=jánya}} Sanskrit जन्य n (jánya, “lineage, tribe, people”), {{noncog|ar|جِنِّي|t=jinn, spirit, demon}} Arabic جِنِّي (jinnī, “jinn, spirit, demon”) Head templates: {{la-noun|genius<2.voci>}} genius m (genitive geniī or genī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|genius<2.voci>}} Forms: geniī [genitive], genī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], genius [nominative, singular], geniī [nominative, plural], geniī [genitive, singular], genī [genitive, singular], geniōrum [genitive, plural], geniō [dative, singular], geniīs [dative, plural], genium [accusative, singular], geniōs [accusative, plural], geniō [ablative, singular], geniīs [ablative, plural], genī [singular, vocative], geniī [plural, vocative]
  1. the deity or guardian spirit of a person, place, etc.; a daemon, a daimon (cf. Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn)) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-genius-la-noun-UdYdMG6C Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Ethics, Religion Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 19 1 13 18 14 3 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 19 1 10 13 14 2 10 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 37 4 24 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 7 17 36 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 38 22 16 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 44 6 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 44 6 18 32 Disambiguation of Ethics: 41 34 11 15 Disambiguation of Religion: 64 36 0 0
  2. an inborn nature or innate character, especially (though not exclusively) as endowed by a personal (especially tutelar) spirit or deity. Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-genius-la-noun-XyYGLdOb Categories (other): Ethics Disambiguation of Ethics: 41 34 11 15
  3. (with respect to the enjoyment of life) the spirit of social enjoyment, fondness for good living, taste, appetite, inclinations Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-genius-la-noun-5rcQodus Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Ethics Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 19 1 10 13 14 2 10 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 37 4 24 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 7 17 36 Disambiguation of Ethics: 41 34 11 15
  4. (of the intellect) wit, talents, genius (rare) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-genius-la-noun-dqdB0YV~ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Ethics Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 19 1 13 18 14 3 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 19 1 10 13 14 2 10 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 37 4 24 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 7 17 36 Disambiguation of Ethics: 41 34 11 15

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "or a clipping of enginy"
      ],
      "word": "giny"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geni"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "or a clipping of engenh"
      ],
      "word": "genh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "gèni"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "xeniu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Basque",
      "lang_code": "eu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "jeinu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "xenio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "géniusz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "genio"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "lang_code": "lad",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "djenio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geniusz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geniu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génius"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "lang_code": "tl",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "henyo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "ine-pro:*ǵenh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*ǵenh₁-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"genius\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"genius\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "sem"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-",
        "t": "to beget"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-ola",
        "3": "genō",
        "t": "to beget, give birth; to produce, cause"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Latin genō (“to beget, give birth; to produce, cause”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-yós",
        "alt2": "*-yos",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "+ *-yos",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*kunją",
        "3": "",
        "4": "kin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "जन्य",
        "g": "n",
        "t": "lineage, tribe, people",
        "tr": "jánya"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit जन्य n (jánya, “lineage, tribe, people”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "جِنِّي",
        "t": "jinn, spirit, demon"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic جِنِّي (jinnī, “jinn, spirit, demon”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”), perhaps through Old Latin genō (“to beget, give birth; to produce, cause”), + *-yos; compare Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin”) and Sanskrit जन्य n (jánya, “lineage, tribe, people”), though all probably independent formations. Not related to Arabic جِنِّي (jinnī, “jinn, spirit, demon”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genī",
      "links": [
        [
          "genī",
          "geni"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genius",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genī",
      "links": [
        [
          "genī",
          "geni#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniōrum",
          "geniorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniō",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniō",
          "genio#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniīs",
          "geniis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniōs",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniōs",
          "genios#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniō",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniō",
          "genio#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniīs",
          "geniis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genī",
      "links": [
        [
          "genī",
          "geni#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "genius<2.voci>"
      },
      "expansion": "genius m (genitive geniī or genī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "genius<2.voci>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 19 1 13 18 14 3 6 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 19 1 10 13 14 2 10 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 4 24 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 7 17 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 22 16 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 6 18 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 6 18 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 34 11 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "la:Ethics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "la:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the deity or guardian spirit of a person, place, etc.; a daemon, a daimon (cf. Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn))"
      ],
      "id": "en-genius-la-noun-UdYdMG6C",
      "links": [
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "daemon",
          "daemon"
        ],
        [
          "daimon",
          "daimon"
        ],
        [
          "δαίμων",
          "δαίμων#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 34 11 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "la:Ethics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an inborn nature or innate character, especially (though not exclusively) as endowed by a personal (especially tutelar) spirit or deity."
      ],
      "id": "en-genius-la-noun-XyYGLdOb",
      "links": [
        [
          "inborn",
          "inborn"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "innate",
          "innate"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "endowed",
          "endowed"
        ],
        [
          "personal",
          "personal"
        ],
        [
          "tutelar",
          "tutelar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 19 1 10 13 14 2 10 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 4 24 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 7 17 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 34 11 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "la:Ethics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the spirit of social enjoyment, fondness for good living, taste, appetite, inclinations"
      ],
      "id": "en-genius-la-noun-5rcQodus",
      "links": [
        [
          "enjoyment",
          "enjoyment"
        ],
        [
          "fondness",
          "fondness"
        ],
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ],
        [
          "appetite",
          "appetite"
        ],
        [
          "inclinations",
          "inclination"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with respect to the enjoyment of life) the spirit of social enjoyment, fondness for good living, taste, appetite, inclinations"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with respect to the enjoyment of life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 19 1 13 18 14 3 6 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 19 1 10 13 14 2 10 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 4 24 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 7 17 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 34 11 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "la:Ethics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wit, talents, genius (rare)"
      ],
      "id": "en-genius-la-noun-dqdB0YV~",
      "links": [
        [
          "wit",
          "wit"
        ],
        [
          "talents",
          "talent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of the intellect) wit, talents, genius (rare)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of the intellect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡɛ.ni.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "genius"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with etymon",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Old Latin",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from Semitic languages",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "la:Ethics",
    "la:Religion"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "or a clipping of enginy"
      ],
      "word": "giny"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geni"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "or a clipping of engenh"
      ],
      "word": "genh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain",
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "gèni"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "xeniu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Basque",
      "lang_code": "eu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "jeinu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "xenio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "géniusz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "genio"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "lang_code": "lad",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "djenio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geniusz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "geniu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "génius"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "lang_code": "tl",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "henyo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "genius"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "ine-pro:*ǵenh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*ǵenh₁-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"genius\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"genius\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "sem"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-",
        "t": "to beget"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-ola",
        "3": "genō",
        "t": "to beget, give birth; to produce, cause"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Latin genō (“to beget, give birth; to produce, cause”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-yós",
        "alt2": "*-yos",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "+ *-yos",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*kunją",
        "3": "",
        "4": "kin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "जन्य",
        "g": "n",
        "t": "lineage, tribe, people",
        "tr": "jánya"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit जन्य n (jánya, “lineage, tribe, people”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "جِنِّي",
        "t": "jinn, spirit, demon"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic جِنِّي (jinnī, “jinn, spirit, demon”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”), perhaps through Old Latin genō (“to beget, give birth; to produce, cause”), + *-yos; compare Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin”) and Sanskrit जन्य n (jánya, “lineage, tribe, people”), though all probably independent formations. Not related to Arabic جِنِّي (jinnī, “jinn, spirit, demon”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genī",
      "links": [
        [
          "genī",
          "geni"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genius",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genī",
      "links": [
        [
          "genī",
          "geni#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniōrum",
          "geniorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniō",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniō",
          "genio#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniīs",
          "geniis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniōs",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniōs",
          "genios#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniō",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniō",
          "genio#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniīs",
          "geniis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genī",
      "links": [
        [
          "genī",
          "geni#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniī",
      "links": [
        [
          "geniī",
          "genii#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "genius<2.voci>"
      },
      "expansion": "genius m (genitive geniī or genī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "genius<2.voci>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the deity or guardian spirit of a person, place, etc.; a daemon, a daimon (cf. Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "daemon",
          "daemon"
        ],
        [
          "daimon",
          "daimon"
        ],
        [
          "δαίμων",
          "δαίμων#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an inborn nature or innate character, especially (though not exclusively) as endowed by a personal (especially tutelar) spirit or deity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inborn",
          "inborn"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "innate",
          "innate"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "endowed",
          "endowed"
        ],
        [
          "personal",
          "personal"
        ],
        [
          "tutelar",
          "tutelar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the spirit of social enjoyment, fondness for good living, taste, appetite, inclinations"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enjoyment",
          "enjoyment"
        ],
        [
          "fondness",
          "fondness"
        ],
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ],
        [
          "appetite",
          "appetite"
        ],
        [
          "inclinations",
          "inclination"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with respect to the enjoyment of life) the spirit of social enjoyment, fondness for good living, taste, appetite, inclinations"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with respect to the enjoyment of life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wit, talents, genius (rare)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wit",
          "wit"
        ],
        [
          "talents",
          "talent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of the intellect) wit, talents, genius (rare)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of the intellect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡɛ.ni.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "genius"
}

Download raw JSONL data for genius meaning in Latin (8.6kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Latin dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-08-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-08-05 using wiktextract (872fc7b and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.