English Explanatory Dictionary

Minerva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.
  2. 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.
  3. Wisdom.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈnɜː.və/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Minerva.wav /mɪˈnɝ.və/

Word forms

Minerva Minervas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Minerva.

Related words

minerval

Translations

Arabic: مِينِيرْفَا Armenian: Միներվա Bulgarian: Мине́рва Chinese Mandarin: 彌涅耳瓦 /弥涅耳瓦 Czech: Minerva Esperanto: Minervo French: Minerve Greek: Μινέρβα Japanese: ミネルバ Korean: 미네르바 Latin: Minerva Polish: Minerwa Portuguese: Minerva Russian: Мине́рва
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