гений
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɛnij]
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Russian
Etymology
First attested 1763. Borrowed from German Genius or directly from Latin genius. Displaced the earlier form гениуш, which was borrowed from Polish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡʲenʲɪj]
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Noun
ге́ний • (génij) m anim or m inan (genitive ге́ния, nominative plural ге́нии, genitive plural ге́ниев)
- (animate) a genius (someone possessing extraordinary mental capacity)
- злой ге́ний ― zloj génij ― evil genius
- (inanimate) genius (extraordinary mental capacity)
- Synonym: гениа́льность (geniálʹnostʹ)
- (animate, Roman mythology) genius, tutelary deity
- (animate, literary, figurative) embodiment, quintessence, spirit
Declension
Related terms
- гениа́льность (geniálʹnostʹ)
- гениа́льный (geniálʹnyj)
Descendants
- → Yakut: гений (geniy)
See also
- джи́нн (džínn)
Yakut
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