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Galician
Noun
génio m (plural génios, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of xenio
Further reading
- “génio” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin genius. The sense of genie also based on Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛnju
- Hyphenation: gé‧ni‧o
Noun
génio m (plural génios) (European Portuguese spelling)
- genius
- (Roman mythology) the tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person
- a trait of personal character; characteristic; nature, quality
- Synonyms: índole, natureza
- genie, jinn (a spirit, either good or evil, of pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology)
- irritability (the tendency of getting angry, annoyed)
- Synonyms: irritabilidade, irascibilidade
Noun
génio m (plural génios, feminine (nonstandard) génia, feminine plural (nonstandard) génias) (European Portuguese spelling)
- genius (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)