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гений

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See also: гении and гениј

Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ге́ний (génijm

  1. genius

Declension

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Declension of ге́ний
singular plural
indefinite ге́ний
génij
ге́нии
génii
definite
(subject form)
ге́ният
génijat
ге́ниите
géniite
definite
(object form)
ге́ния
génija
vocative form ге́нию
géniju
ге́нии
génii

Russian

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Etymology

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

Compare typologically саморо́док (samoródok), прирождённый (priroždjónnyj).

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: гений (geniy)

See also

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Further reading

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Yakut

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Etymology

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From Russian ге́ний (génij).

Noun

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гений (geniy)

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