genius
/ˈdʒinjəs/JEEN-yuhs
/ˈdʒinjəs/JEEN-yuhs
Meaninginborn nature
Common meaning: great natural ability
Other meanings: a person who has it
- genibirth, descent, race; a typeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 810 · scan
- usLatin noun ending
Journey through time
- Latingenius‘a guardian spirit, inborn nature’source
- Englishgenius‘great natural ability’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin genus ‘birth, descent, race’.
Roots
- genus, generis Latin “birth, descent, race; a type”
Related words
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