гений

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See also: гении and гениј

Bulgarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛnij]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ге́ний (génijm

  1. genius

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested 1763. Borrowed from German Genius or directly from Latin genius. Displaced the earlier form гениуш, which was borrowed from Polish.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ге́ний (génijm anim or m inan (genitive ге́ния, nominative plural ге́нии, genitive plural ге́ниев)

  1. (animate) a genius (someone possessing extraordinary mental capacity)
    злой ге́нийzloj génijevil genius
  2. (inanimate) genius (extraordinary mental capacity)
    Synonym: гениа́льность (geniálʹnostʹ)
  3. (animate, Roman mythology) genius, tutelary deity
  4. (animate, literary, figurative) embodiment, quintessence, spirit

Declension[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Yakut: гений (geniy)

See also[edit]

Yakut[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian ге́ний (génij).

Noun[edit]

гений (geniy)

  1. genius (highly intelligent person)
    See synonyms at өйдөөх (öydööq).
    Antonym: акаары (akaarı, idiot, fool)