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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Noun
ге́ний • (génij) m
- genius
Declension
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
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
Descendants
See also
Yakut
Etymology
From Russian ге́ний (génij).
Noun
гений • (geniy)
- genius (highly intelligent person)
- See synonyms at өйдөөх (öydööq).
- Antonym: акаары (akaarı, “idiot, fool”)