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
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)və
Proper noun
Minerva
- (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.
- (astronomy) 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.
- (poetic) wisdom
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Czech
Proper noun
Minerva f
- Minerva (Roman goddess)
Further reading
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): (file)
Proper noun
Minerva f (genitive Minervae); first declension
- 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
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.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Minerva, from Etruscan [Term?].
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Minerva f
See also
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
Proper noun
Minerva f
See also
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