English → Latin
“genial” in Latin
geniālisOf or pertaining to marriage; nuptial, genial.; Of or pertaining to birth or generation.; Of, pertaining or involving enlaetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, richvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction; joy, charmersuāvissweet, pleasant, deliciousfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.diēsA solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next.;
The English word genial itself goes back to Latin genius, through geniālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
genial
genialis (PROP., relating to birth or marriage; then, IMPROP., of persons or things that exhibit or resemble the hospitality and festivity of marriage feasts, festum, dies, etc., but mostly in poets): laetus: voluptatis or jucunditatis plenus (joyful): suavis (sweet, delightful).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for genial?
- The usual Latin words for “genial” are geniālis, laetus, voluptās; also suāvis, fēstus, diēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.