geniālis, e, adj. Genius. Of or belonging to generation or birth, nuptial, genial (cf.: genitalis, genetivus). Adj.: lectum illum genialem, quem biennio ante filiae suae nubenti straverat, the bridal-bed (placed in the atrium, and dedicated to the genii of the married couple), Cic. Clu. 5, 14; cf.: geniales proprie sunt lecti, qui sternuntur puellis nubentibus: dicti a generandis liberis, Serv. Verg. A. 6, 603: genialis lectus qui nuptiis sternitur in honorem genii, unde et appellatus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Mull.: lectus, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 87: torus, Verg. A. 6, 603; Liv. 30, 12, 21; Plin. Pan. 8, 1: pulvinar divae, Cat. 64, 47.

— Hence poet. transf.: ducuntur raptae, genialis praeda, puellae, Ov. A. A. 1, 125: bella, at a wedding, Stat. Ach. 1, 113: sors genialis atque fecunda, productive, Plin. 18, 24, 54, § 197; cf.: in tantum abundante geniali copia pecudum, id. 17, 9, 6, § 53.

— Subst.: geniālia, ium, n., the marriagebed, marriage: genialibus alienis insultare, Arn. 4, 144.

— Of or belonging to enjoyment, jovial, pleasant, delightful, joyousfestive, genial: scis enim, geniales homines ab antiquis appellatos, qui ad invitandum et largius apparandum cibum promptiores essent, Santra ap. Non. 117, 18: festum, Ov. F. 3, 523: dies, Juv. 4, 66: hiems, Verg. G. 1, 302: uva, Ov. M. 4, 14: serta, id. ib. 13, 929: rus, id. H. 19, 9; cf.: arva Canopi, id. Am. 2, 13, 7: litus, Stat. S. 4, 4, 51: platanus, i. e. under which festivals were celebrated, Ov. M. 10, 95: Musa, id. Am. 3, 15, 19: divi, i. e. Ceres and Bacchus, Stat. Th. 12, 618; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 95 Mull.: vultus, friendly, App. M. 11, p. 263.

—Hence, adv.: geniāliter (acc. to II.), jovially, merrily, genially: festum genialiter egit, Ov. M. 11, 95; App. M. 10, p. 246; Inscr. Grut. 823, 2.