Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genius hominis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: ge-nius ho-mi-nis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tutelary deity or spirit watching over a particular person.

Etymology

A borrowing of Latin genius hominis (“tutelary deity of a person”), from the nominative possessive form of homo (“person”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵenh₁-, genius hominis

Inflected Forms

genii hominis (plural)

Synonyms

genius demon daimon daemon guardian angel

Questions

What does genius hominis mean?: The tutelary deity or spirit watching over a particular person.
Where does genius hominis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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