genuinus
Ὁ γράμματ' εἰδὼς καὶ περισσὸν νοῦν ἔχει → Qui litteras didicere, mentis plus habent → Wer schreiben kann, hat auch bedeutenden Verstand
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gĕnŭīnus: a, um, adj. geno, gigno,
I innate, native, natural.
I Lit. (rare but class.): genuinae domesticaeque virtutes, * Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29: naturales et genuini honores, Gell. 2, 2, 9: pietas, Dig. 43, 28, 3, § 4: nequitia, App. M. 9, p. 230.—
II Transf., genuine, authentic (post-class.): comoedia Plauti, Gell. 3, 3, 7. >
gĕnŭīnus: a, um, adj. genae; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.,
I of or belonging to the cheek: dentes, jaw-teeth, back-teeth, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 134; Plin. 11, 37, 63, § 166; also as subst.: gĕnŭīni, orum, m., Verg. Cat. 5, 36; and in sing.: gĕnŭīnus, i, m., Juv. 5, 69.—Prov.: genuinum frangere in aliquo, to break one's jaw-tooth on a person, i. e. to criticise him severely, Pers. 1, 115.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) gĕnŭīnus,¹⁶ a, um (genu), de naissance, naturel, inné : Cic. Rep. 2, 29 ; Gell. 2, 2, 9
