genialis

Latin

Etymology

From genius (“guardian spirit of a person”) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡe.niˈaː.lis/, [ɡɛniˈäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.niˈa.lis/, [d͡ʒeniˈäːlis]

Adjective

geniālis (neuter geniāle, adverb geniāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. Of or pertaining to marriage; nuptial, genial.
2. Of or pertaining to birth or generation.
3. Of, pertaining or involving enjoyment or festivities; jovial, festive, genial.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	geniālis	geniāle		geniālēs	geniālia
Genitive	geniālis			geniālium
Dative	geniālī			geniālibus
Accusative	geniālem	geniāle		geniālēs geniālīs	geniālia
Ablative	geniālī			geniālibus
Vocative	geniālis	geniāle		geniālēs	geniālia

Derived terms

• geniālia
• geniālitās
• geniāliter

Related terms

• geniātus
• genius

Descendants

• Catalan: genial
• Dutch: geniaal
• English: genial
• French: génial
• German: genial
• Italian: geniale
• Portuguese: genial
• Romanian: genial
• Spanish: genial

References

• “genialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “genialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• genialis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• genialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.