genius

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-2, masculine) the deity or guardian spirit of a person, place, etc.; a daemon, a daimon (cf. Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn))
2. (declension-2, masculine) an inborn nature or innate character, especially (though not exclusively) as endowed by a personal (especially tutelar) spirit or deity.
3. (declension-2, masculine) the spirit of social enjoyment, fondness for good living, taste, appetite, inclinations
4. (declension-2, masculine) wit, talents, genius (rare)

Concepten

geest

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Synoniemen

animus

spiritus

Vertalingen

رُوَح

esperit

Geist

πνεύμα

spirit

esprit

spirito

espírito

espíritu

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈɡɛ.ni.ʊs]

Etymologie (Engels)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”), perhaps through Old Latin genō (“to beget, give birth; to produce, cause”), + *-yos; compare Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin”) and Sanskrit जन्य n (jánya, “lineage, tribe, people”), though all probably independent formations. Comparisons with Aramaic ܓܢܝܐ (ginnaya, “tutelary deity”), and with Arabic جِنِّي (jinnī, “jinn, spirit, demon”) and جَنِين (janīn, “embryo, germ”), suggest the effects of an older substrate word.