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English

Etymology
From Latin genius#Latin|genius, household guardian spirit, from gens#Latin|gens, tribe.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-genius.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�ni�s|-i�ni�s

Noun
genius (plural: genii (classical Roman mythology) or geniuses (colloquial))

1. someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill
2. extraordinary mental capacity
3. inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

#:a work of genius

1. Roman mythology the guardian spirit of a place or person.
2. A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.

Translations
trans-top|someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill
Chinese: 天� (ti�n cái)
Dutch: genie n
Estonian: geenius
Finnish: nero
French: génie
German: Genie n
Hungarian: géniusz, zseni
Japanese: 天� (tensai)
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Klingon: wIgh
Korean: �� (天�, cheonjae)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب�����ت
Polish: geniusz
Russian: гений (génij) m
Slovene: genij m
Spanish: genio m
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trans-top|extraordinary mental capacity
Danish: geni
Dutch: genialiteit f
Estonian: geniaalsus
Finnish: nerokkuus
German: Genialität f
Hungarian: zsenialitás
trans-mid
Klingon: wIgh
Polish: geniusz
Russian: гениал�но��� (geniál�nost�) f, ода��нно��� (odarjónnost�) f
Slovene: genialnost f
Spanish: genio m
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Related terms
genie

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

Latin

Etymology
From Latin gens, household, clan, tribe + suffix -ius.

Noun
genius m, genitive singular and nominative plural genii

1. household guardian spirit

Usage notes
Second declension noun

Category:Latin nouns

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