Minerva

See also minerva

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-wah₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit  (manas), compare manas-vin- (“full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /mɪˈnəː.və/
• (US) IPA: /mɪˈnɝ.və/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)və

Proper noun

Minerva

1. (Roman mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving; daughter of Jupiter and Juno

Translations

goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts

• Arabic: مينيرفا (ar) (miniirfa) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彌涅耳瓦 (cmn), 弥涅耳瓦 (cmn) (Míniè'ěrwǎ)

• French: Minerve (fr) f
• Greek: Μινέρβα (el) (Minérva) f

• Japanese: ミネルバ (ja) (Mineruba)
• Korean: 미네르바 (ko) (Minereuba)
• Latin: Minerva (la) f
• Portuguese: Minerva (pt) f
• Russian: Минерва (ru) (Minérva) f

See also

• Athena

Anagrams

• vermian

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Latin

Etymology

From Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-wah₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit  (manas), compare manas-vin- (“full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /miˈner.wa/

• Audio (Classical)

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Proper noun

Minerva (genitive Minervae); f, first declension

1. Minerva, goddess of wisdom

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Minerva	Minervae
genitive	Minervae	Minervārum
dative	Minervae	Minervīs
accusative	Minervam	Minervās
ablative	Minervā	Minervīs
vocative	Minerva	Minervae

Descendants

• English: Minerva
• French: Minerve
• Portuguese: Minerva

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Minerva f

1. Minerva

See also

• Atena