genial

See also:génial

English

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Frenchgénial,fromLatingeniālis(“of or pertaining tomarriage;festive,genial”),fromgenius(“guardian spirit”)+-ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈdʒiːnɪəl/
• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈd͡ʒinjəl/,/-ni.əl/

• Audio(General American):

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• Rhymes:(Received Pronunciation)-iːnɪəl
• Hyphenation:ge‧ni‧al

Adjective

genial(comparativemoregenial,superlativemostgenial)

1. Friendlyand cheerful.
   • 1953March, Baynham Honri, “Filming" The Titfield Thunderbolt "”, inRailway Magazine,page164:

     George Relphplays the part of the Vicar of the Parish, a railway enthusiast, who becomes amateur engine driver, with SirGodfrey Tearle(the Bishop) as his fireman, whileStanley Hollowayis thegenialtoper who provides the cash to buy the line.

2. (especially of weather)Pleasantly mild and warm.
3. Marked bygenius.
   • 1826,Julius Hare,Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers:

     Men of genius have so often attacht the highest value to their lessgenialworks.

   • 2003,Laura Fermi, Gilberto Bernardini,Galileo and the Scientific Revolution,Courier Dover Publications,page111:

     About fifty years later, in 1675, the Danish astronomer Ole Roemer (1644-1710) had thegenialidea of using astronomical rather than terrestrial distances.

4. (archaic)Contributing to, or concerned in,propagationorproduction;generative; procreative; productive.
   • 1749,[John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”,inMemoirs of a Woman of Pleasure[Fanny Hill], London:[…][Thomas Parker]for G. Fenton [i.e.,Fenton andRalph Griffiths][…],→OCLC:

     The well breath'd youth, hot-mettled, and flush withgenialjuices, was now fairly in for making me know my driver.

   • 1667,John Milton,“Book VII”, inParadise Lost.[…],London:[…][Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker[…];[a]nd by Robert Boulter[…];[a]nd Matthias Walker,[…],→OCLC;republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books:[…],London: Basil Montagu Pickering[…],1873,→OCLC:

     thegenialbed

   • 1700,[John] Dryden,Fables Ancient and Modern;[…],London:[…]Jacob Tonson,[…],→OCLC:

     Creator Venus,genialpower of love.

5. (obsolete)Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
   • 1650,Thomas Browne,Pseudodoxia Epidemica:[…],2nd edition, London:[…]A[braham]Miller, for Edw[ard]Dod and Nath[aniel]Ekins,[…],→OCLC:

     natural incapacity andgenialindisposition

Derived terms

• congenial

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-(0 c, 119 e)

Translations

friendly and cheerful

• Bulgarian:общителен(bg)(obštitelen),дружелюбен(bg)(druželjuben)
• Finnish:ystävällinen(fi),lempeä(fi)
• Georgian:მეგობრული(megobruli),გულთბილი(gultbili),კეთილი(ḳetili)
• Maori:hūmārie
• Plautdietsch:schaftich
• Russian:дружелю́бный(ru)(druželjúbnyj),раду́шный(ru)(radúšnyj)
• Spanish:campechano(es)
• Welsh:rhadlon(cy)

pleasantly mild and warm

• Bulgarian:мек(bg)(mek)
• Finnish:leuto(fi),leppeä(fi)
• Georgian:გულთბილი(gultbili),თბილი(ka)(tbili),რბილი(rbili)

marked by genius

• Belarusian:генія́льны(hjenijálʹny)
• Bulgarian:гениален(bg)(genialen)
• Danish:genial
• Dutch:geniaal(nl)
• Finnish:nerokas(fi)
• French:génial(fr)m
• Georgian:გენიალური(genialuri)
• German:genial(de)
• Hungarian:zseniális(hu)
• Polish:genialny(pl)
• Portuguese:genial(pt)morf
• Russian:гениа́льный(ru)(geniálʹnyj)
• Swedish:genial(sv)
• Ukrainian:геніа́льний(heniálʹnyj)

Etymology 2

FromAncient Greekγένειον(géneion,“chin”)+-al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/dʒɪˈnʌɪəl/,/-ˈniːəl/
• (General American)IPA^(key):/d͡ʒəˈnaɪəl/,/-ˈni.əl/
• Rhymes:(General American)-aɪəl
• Hyphenation:ge‧ni‧al

Adjective

genial(notcomparable)

1. (anatomy)Relating to thechin;genian.

Anagrams

• Ealing,galine,igneal,Neglia,linage,Eaglin

Catalan

Etymology

BorrowedfromLatingeniālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ʒə.niˈal]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[d͡ʒe.niˈal]

Adjective

genialmorf(masculine and feminine pluralgenials)

1. genius
2. brilliant,great

Derived terms

• genialment

Related terms

• geni
• genialitat

Further reading

• “genial”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

German

Etymology

Shortening of earliergenialisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡeˈni̯aːl/

• Audio(Austria):

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-aːl

Adjective

genial(strong nominative masculine singulargenialer,comparativegenialer,superlativeamgenialsten)

1. genius,ingenious,genial(in the sense ofgenius)
2. (colloquial)excellent

   Synonyms:klasse,hervorragend

Declension

Positive forms ofgenial

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristgenial	sieistgenial	esistgenial	siesindgenial
strong declension (without article)	nominative	genialer	geniale	geniales	geniale
	genitive	genialen	genialer	genialen	genialer
	dative	genialem	genialer	genialem	genialen
	accusative	genialen	geniale	geniales	geniale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	dergeniale	diegeniale	dasgeniale	diegenialen
	genitive	desgenialen	dergenialen	desgenialen	dergenialen
	dative	demgenialen	dergenialen	demgenialen	dengenialen
	accusative	dengenialen	diegeniale	dasgeniale	diegenialen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	eingenialer	einegeniale	eingeniales	(keine)genialen
	genitive	einesgenialen	einergenialen	einesgenialen	(keiner)genialen
	dative	einemgenialen	einergenialen	einemgenialen	(keinen)genialen
	accusative	einengenialen	einegeniale	eingeniales	(keine)genialen

Comparative forms ofgenial

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristgenialer	sieistgenialer	esistgenialer	siesindgenialer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	genialerer	genialere	genialeres	genialere
	genitive	genialeren	genialerer	genialeren	genialerer
	dative	genialerem	genialerer	genialerem	genialeren
	accusative	genialeren	genialere	genialeres	genialere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	dergenialere	diegenialere	dasgenialere	diegenialeren
	genitive	desgenialeren	dergenialeren	desgenialeren	dergenialeren
	dative	demgenialeren	dergenialeren	demgenialeren	dengenialeren
	accusative	dengenialeren	diegenialere	dasgenialere	diegenialeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	eingenialerer	einegenialere	eingenialeres	(keine)genialeren
	genitive	einesgenialeren	einergenialeren	einesgenialeren	(keiner)genialeren
	dative	einemgenialeren	einergenialeren	einemgenialeren	(keinen)genialeren
	accusative	einengenialeren	einegenialere	eingenialeres	(keine)genialeren

Superlative forms ofgenial

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristamgenialsten	sieistamgenialsten	esistamgenialsten	siesindamgenialsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	genialster	genialste	genialstes	genialste
	genitive	genialsten	genialster	genialsten	genialster
	dative	genialstem	genialster	genialstem	genialsten
	accusative	genialsten	genialste	genialstes	genialste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	dergenialste	diegenialste	dasgenialste	diegenialsten
	genitive	desgenialsten	dergenialsten	desgenialsten	dergenialsten
	dative	demgenialsten	dergenialsten	demgenialsten	dengenialsten
	accusative	dengenialsten	diegenialste	dasgenialste	diegenialsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	eingenialster	einegenialste	eingenialstes	(keine)genialsten
	genitive	einesgenialsten	einergenialsten	einesgenialsten	(keiner)genialsten
	dative	einemgenialsten	einergenialsten	einemgenialsten	(keinen)genialsten
	accusative	einengenialsten	einegenialste	eingenialstes	(keine)genialsten

Derived terms

• kongenial

Further reading

• “genial”inDudenonline
• “genial”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

FromLatingenialis.

Adjective

genial(neuter singulargenialt,definite singular and pluralgeniale)

1. ingenious,brilliant

Related terms

• geni

References

• “genial”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

FromLatingenialis.

Adjective

genial(neuter singulargenialt,definite singular and pluralgeniale)

1. ingenious,brilliant

Related terms

• geni

References

• “genial”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ʒe.niˈaw/[ʒe.nɪˈaʊ̯],(faster pronunciation)/ʒeˈnjaw/[ʒeˈnjaʊ̯]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ʒɨˈnjal/[ʒɨˈnjaɫ]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ʒɨˈnjal/[ʒɨˈnjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/ʒɨˈnja.li/

• Rhymes:(Portugal)-al,(Brazil)-aw
• Hyphenation:ge‧ni‧al

Adjective

genialmorf(pluralgeniais)

1. genial(marked by genius)
2. genius(very clever)

Derived terms

• genialmente

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchgénial.

Adjective

genialmorn(feminine singulargenială,masculine pluralgeniali,feminine and neuter pluralgeniale)

1. (literally)ingenious,characteristic of agenius
2. (informal)great,fantastic,awesome

Declension

Declension ofgenial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	genial		genială	geniali	geniale
	definite	genialul		geniala	genialii	genialele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	genial		geniale	geniali	geniale
	definite	genialului		genialei	genialilor	genialelor

Spanish

Etymology

BorrowedfromLatingeniālis(“of or relating to marriage; festive, genial”),fromgenius(“guardian spirit”)+-ālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/xeˈnjal/[xeˈnjal]
• Rhymes:-al
• Syllabification:ge‧nial

Adjective

genialmorf(masculine and feminine pluralgeniales)

1. genial,pleasant
2. great,cool,neat

   Synonyms:seeThesaurus:guay

3. splendid,gorgeous

   Synonym:espléndido

4. ingenious

   Synonym:ingenioso

Derived terms

• genialmente

Related terms

• genialidad
• genio

Further reading

• “genial”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition,Royal Spanish Academy,2014 October 16

Swedish

Adjective

genial(comparativegenialare,superlativegenialast)

1. brilliant,"genius"

   Synonym:genialisk

   engeniallösning

   abrilliantsolution

Declension

Inflection ofgenial
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	genial	genialare	genialast
Neuter singular	genialt	genialare	genialast
Plural	geniala	genialare	genialast
Masculine plural3	geniale	genialare	genialast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	geniale	genialare	genialaste
All	geniala	genialare	genialaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

See also

• sinnrik(“ingenious”)

References

• genialinSvensk ordbok(SO)
• genialinSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• genialinSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)