Minerva

See also: minerva

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɪˈnəː.və/
  • (US) 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

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Czech

Proper noun

Minerva f

  1. Minerva (Roman goddess)

Further reading

  • Minerva in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Minerva in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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- (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈner.wa/, [mɪˈnɛr.wa]
  • Audio (Classical)(file)

Proper noun

Minerva f (genitive Minervae); first declension

  1. Minerva, goddess of wisdom

Inflection

First declension.

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

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ˈnɛʁ.vɐ/

Proper noun

Minerva f

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

See also

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miˈne̞ɾ.β̞a̠]

Proper noun

Minerva f

  1. (Roman mythology) Minerva

See also

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