génio

See also: genio, Genio, gênio, genio-, and génio-

Galician

Noun

génio m (plural génios, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of xenio

Further reading

  • “génio” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin genius. The sense of genie is also a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy) (compare French génie).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnju
  • Hyphenation: gé‧ni‧o

Noun

génio m (plural génios) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. genius
    1. (Roman mythology) the tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person
    2. a trait of personal character; characteristic; nature, quality
      Synonyms: índole, natureza
  2. genie, jinn (a spirit, either good or evil, of pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology)
  3. 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)

  1. genius (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
    Synonym: crânio (informal)
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