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”).
Proper noun
Minerva
Translations
Czech
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)
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Minerva | Minervae |
Genitive | Minervae | Minervārum |
Dative | Minervae | Minervīs |
Accusative | Minervam | Minervās |
Ablative | Minervā | Minervīs |
Vocative | Minerva | Minervae |
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): /mi.ˈnɛʁ.vɐ/
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]