гений
Bulgarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ге́ний • (génij) m
Declension edit
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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 • (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 edit
Declension of ге́ний (bian masc-form i-stem accent-a)
Related terms edit
- гениа́льность (geniálʹnostʹ)
- гениа́льный (geniálʹnyj)
Descendants edit
- → Yakut: гений (geniy)
See also edit
- джи́нн (džínn)
Yakut edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
гений • (geniy)