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genius familiae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-nius -fa-mil-i-ae
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spirit presiding over or guarding a family or household.

Etymology

From Latin genius (“lar”) + familiae (“of (a) person”), genitive singular form of familia (“family”, “household”) = “(guardian) spirit of a family”.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

genii familia (plural) genii familiae (plural)

Questions

What does genius familiae mean?
A spirit presiding over or guarding a family or household.
Where does genius familiae come from?
From Latin genius (“lar”) + familiae (“of (a) person”), genitive singular form of familia (“family”, “household”) = “(guardian) spirit of a family”.

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