Minerva
English
Etymology 1
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 मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɪˈnɜː.və/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɪˈnɝ.və/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)və
Proper noun
Minerva (plural Minervas)
- (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.
- 1798, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, “Author’s Preface”, in W[illiam] Godwin, editor, Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. […], volume I, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […]; and G[eorge,] G[eorge] and J[ohn] Robinson, […], →OCLC:
- In many works of this ſpecies, the hero is allowed to be mortal, and to become wiſe and virtuous as well as happy, by a train of events and circumſtances. The heroines, on the contrary, are to be born immaculate; and to act like goddeſſes of wiſdom, juſt come forth highly finiſhed Minervas from the head of Jove.
- (astronomy) 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.
- (poetic) Wisdom.
Translations
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Minerva is the 33810th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 673 individuals. Minerva is most common among White (83.66%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Minerva”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 594.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪnɛrva]
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Minerva |
genitive | Minervy |
dative | Minervě |
accusative | Minervu |
vocative | Minervo |
locative | Minervě |
instrumental | Minervou |
Latin
Etymology
From Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *menesweh₂, extended from *ménos (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas), compare मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈner.u̯a/, [mɪˈnɛru̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈner.va/, [miˈnɛrvä]
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
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈnɛʁ.vɐ/ [miˈnɛɦ.vɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /miˈnɛɾ.vɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /miˈnɛʁ.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈnɛɻ.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈnɛɾ.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈnɛɾ.bɐ/ [miˈnɛɾ.βɐ]
- Hyphenation: Mi‧ner‧va
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas), compare मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈneɾba/ [miˈneɾ.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -eɾba
- Syllabification: Mi‧ner‧va