genius familiae
genius familiae · genii familia · genii familiae
A spirit presiding over or guarding a family or householdA spirit presiding over or guarding a family or household.
Meaning
1 sensesA spirit presiding over or guarding a family or household.
Origin
From Latin genius (“lar”) + familiae (“of (a) person”), genitive singular form of familiaFrom Latin genius (“lar”) + familiae (“of (a) person”), genitive singular form of familia (“family”, “household”) = “(guardian) spirit of a family”.
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Forms
plural: genii familia / genii familiae| Singular | genius familiae |
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| Plural | genii familia / genii familiae |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular