genius

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From Latin genius (the guardian spirit of a person, spirit, inclination, wit, genius, literally 'inborn nature'), from gignere (to beget, produce), Old Latin genere, the root gen; see genus.

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

  1. Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
  2. Extraordinary mental capacity.
  3. inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
    A work of genius
  4. (Roman mythology) The guardian spirit of a place or person.
  5. A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.

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

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genius (genitive geniī); m, second declension

  1. household guardian spirit

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Number Singular Plural
nominative genius geniī
genitive geniī geniōrum
dative geniō geniīs
accusative genium geniōs
ablative geniō geniīs
vocative genie geniī
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