English

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

French

Proper noun

Genie f

1. A diminutive of the female given name Eugénie

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒeˈniː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

From French génie, from Latin genius

Noun

Genie n ‎(genitive Genies, plural Genies)

1. genius

Declension

Synonyms

• Genius

Etymology 2

From French génie

Noun

Genie n ‎(genitive Genies)

1. (military) military engineers (unit)

Synonyms

• Geniewesen, Ingenieurwesen, Kriegsbauwesen

English

Alternative forms

• djinn, djinni, djinny, jinni, jinnie, jinnee

Noun

genie ‎(plural genii or genies)

1. (Islam) An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals, of pre-Islamic Arabian mythological origin.
2. A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

Translations

See also

• genie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• jinx
• gin

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From French génie.

Noun

genie n ‎(plural genieën, diminutive genietje n)

1. genius

Related terms

• geniaal

Noun

genie f ‎(uncountable)

1. military engineers (unit)

Italian

Noun

genie f

1. plural of genia

Anagrams

• egeni, ignee

Polish

Noun

genie m

1. locative singular of gen