Genie

See also: genie, génie, Génie, and -génie

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːni/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːni
  • Homophones: genie, Jeannie

Proper noun

Genie (plural Genies)

  1. A male given name Diminutive of Eugene and pet form of Gene
  2. A female given name Diminutive of Eugenie and Eugenia

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒə.ni/

Proper noun

Genie f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Eugénie

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈniː/
  • (lax northern colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛˈniː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French génie, from Latin genius.

Noun

Genie n (strong, genitive Genies, plural Genies)

  1. genius
    Synonym: Genius
Declension
Declension of Genie [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Genie die Genies
genitive eines des Genies der Genies
dative einem dem Genie den Genies
accusative ein das Genie die Genies
Descendants
  • → Hungarian: zseni

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French génie.

Noun

Genie n (strong, genitive Genies, no plural)

  1. (military) military engineers (unit)
    Synonyms: Geniewesen, Ingenieurwesen, Kriegsbauwesen
Declension
Declension of Genie [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Genie
genitive eines des Genies
dative einem dem Genie
accusative ein das Genie

Further reading
  • “Genie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French génie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈni/, [ʒəˈniː]

Noun

Genie m (plural Genien or Genier)

  1. genius
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