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Genie

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

English

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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

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French

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Genie f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Eugénie

German

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French génie, from Latin genius.

Noun

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Genie n (strong, genitive Genies, plural Genies)

  1. genius
    Synonym: Genius
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Descendants
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  • Hungarian: zseni

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French génie.

Noun

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Genie n (strong, genitive Genies, no plural)

  1. (military) military engineers (unit)
    Synonyms: Geniewesen, Ingenieurwesen, Kriegsbauwesen
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Further reading

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  • Genie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French génie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈni/, [ʒəˈniː]

Noun

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Genie m (plural Genien or Genier)

  1. genius