genius vs gift

genius and gift both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genius	Yes	No	No	No
gift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gift is a hypernym of genius; that is, gift is a word with a broader meaning than genius:

Other hypernyms of genius include endowment, natural endowment, talent.

genius (noun)	gift (noun)
exceptional creative ability	the act of giving
a natural talent	natural abilities or qualities
unusual mental ability	something acquired without compensation
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

genius (verb)	gift (verb)
	give as a present; make a gift of
	give qualities or abilities to