genialis
Latin
Etymology
From genius (“guardian spirit of a person”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.niˈaː.lis/, [ɡɛniˈäːlʲɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.niˈa.lis/, [d͡ʒeniˈäːlis]
Adjective
geniālis (neuter geniāle, adverb geniāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective
- Of or pertaining to marriage; nuptial, genial.
- Of or pertaining to birth or generation.
- Of, pertaining or involving enjoyment or festivities; jovial, festive, genial.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | geniālis | geniāle | geniālēs | geniālia | |
| Genitive | geniālis | geniālium | |||
| Dative | geniālī | geniālibus | |||
| Accusative | geniālem | geniāle | geniālēs geniālīs | geniālia | |
| Ablative | geniālī | geniālibus | |||
| Vocative | geniālis | geniāle | geniālēs | geniālia | |
Derived terms
- geniālia
- geniālitās
- geniāliter
Related terms
- geniātus
- genius
Descendants
- Catalan: genial
- Dutch: geniaal
- English: genial
- French: génial
- German: genial
- Italian: geniale
- Portuguese: genial
- Spanish: genial
References
- “genialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “genialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- genialis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- genialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette