genio
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian genio. Doublet of genius.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːniəʊ/
=== Noun ===
genio (plural genios)
(archaic, rare) Somebody having a particular way of thinking.
==== Related terms ====
genius
=== References ===
“genio”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Latin genius.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡeˈnio/
Rhymes: -io
Syllabification: ge‧ni‧o
=== Noun ===
genio (accusative singular genion, plural genioj, accusative plural geniojn)
genius (intelligence)
genius (intelligent person)
Synonym: geniulo
(Roman mythology) genius
== Ido ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡeni̯o/
=== Noun ===
genio (uncountable)
genius, brilliance
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin genius.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.njo/
Rhymes: -ɛnjo
Hyphenation: gè‧nio
=== Noun ===
genio m (plural geni)
genius
spirit, genie
genio della lampada ― genie in a bottle
(military, with the definite article) the engineers, corps
==== Derived terms ====
genio civile (“civil engineers”)
andare a genio
=== Anagrams ===
-gione, Iengo, igneo, niego
== Latin ==
=== Noun ===
geniō
dative/ablative singular of genius
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈxenjo/ [ˈxe.njo]
Rhymes: -enjo
Syllabification: ge‧nio
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Latin genius, related to gignō (“to beget”) and genus (“birth, origin”).
==== Noun ====
genio m (plural genios)
genius
temper, mood (normally a bad temper)
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
===== Descendants =====
→ Tagalog: henyo
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from French génie, of Latin influence but based on Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
==== Noun ====
genio m (plural genios)
(folklore, mythology, fantasy) jinn, genie
=== Further reading ===
“genio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025