Minerva

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English

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Etymology 1

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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).

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Minerva (plural Minervas)

  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.
    • 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.
  2. (astronomy) 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.
  3. (poetic) Wisdom.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian Minerva.

Proper noun

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Minerva (plural Minervas)

  1. A surname from Italian.
Statistics
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  • 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.

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Czech

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Minerva f

  1. (Roman mythology) Minerva (Roman goddess)

Declension

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Further reading

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

Latin

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Etymology

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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).

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Proper noun

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Minerva f (genitive Minervae); first declension

  1. Minerva, goddess of wisdom

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Minerva Minervae
Genitive Minervae Minervārum
Dative Minervae Minervīs
Accusative Minervam Minervās
Ablative Minervā Minervīs
Vocative Minerva Minervae

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Descendants

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  • English: Minerva
  • French: Minerve
  • Japanese: ミネルウァ (Mineruwa) (learned)
  • Portuguese: Minerva
  • Spanish: Minerva

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Minerva, from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Mi‧ner‧va

Proper noun

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Minerva f

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

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Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /miˈneɾba/ [miˈneɾ.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɾba
  • Syllabification: Mi‧ner‧va

Proper noun

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Minerva f

  1. (Roman mythology) Minerva
  2. a female given name from Latin

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