Minerva

See also: minerva

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”), compare manas-vin- (“full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈnəː.və/
• IPA^(key): /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. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.
2. (astronomy) 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.
3. (poetic) wisdom

Coordinate terms

• (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Athena, Artemis/Diana, Hestia/Vesta

Translations

goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts

• Arabic: مِينِيرْفَا f (minirfā)
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: Minerva (cs) f
• French: Minerve (fr) f
• Greek: Μινέρβα (el) f (Minérva)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ミネルバ (Mineruba)
• Korean: 미네르바 (Minereuba)
• Latin: Minerva (la) f
• Portuguese: Minerva (pt) f
• Russian: Мине́рва (ru) f (Minérva)

Anagrams

• vermian

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Czech

Proper noun

Minerva f

1. Minerva (Roman goddess)

Further reading

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Latin

Etymology

From Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas), compare manas-vin- (“full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /miˈner.u̯a/, [mɪˈnɛru̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /miˈner.va/, [miˈnɛrvä]

• Audio (Classical):

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Proper noun

Minerva f (genitive Minervae); first declension

1. Minerva, goddess of wisdom

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	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

References

• “Minerva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Minerva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Minerva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Minerva, from Etruscan [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ˈnɛʁ.vɐ/

Proper noun

Minerva f

1. (Roman mythology) Minerva (goddess of wisdom)

See also

• Atena

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas), compare manas-vin- (“full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miˈne̞ɾ.β̞a̠]

Proper noun

Minerva f

1. (Roman mythology) Minerva

See also

• Atenea