"Minerva" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /mɪˈnɜː.və/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mɪˈnɝ.və/ [General-American] Forms: Minervas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)və 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 मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men- (think)}}, {{bor|en|la|Minerva}} Latin Minerva, {{der|en|ett|-}} Etruscan, {{der|en|ine-pro|*men-es-weh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, {{m|ine-pro|*men-s-||mind}} *men-s- (“mind”), {{cog|sa|मनस्||mind}} Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”), {{m|sa||मनस्विन्|full of mind or sense|tr=manas-vin-}} मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*men-||to think}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} 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. Tags: Roman Categories (topical): Roman deities Coordinate_terms (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Athena, Belisama, Artemis, Diana, Hestia, Vesta
    Sense id: en-Minerva-en-name-cMx~Pmlf Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Eternal Virgin Goddesses': 57 29 14
  2. (astronomy) 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids
    Sense id: en-Minerva-en-name-Lg~dHTlO Disambiguation of Asteroids: 11 65 8 17 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (poetic) Wisdom. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-Minerva-en-name-A7F4-E7l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts): ⁧مِينِيرْفَا⁩ (minirfā) [feminine] (Arabic), 彌涅耳瓦 (Chinese Mandarin), 弥涅耳瓦 (Míniè'ěrwǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Minerva [feminine] (Czech), Minerve [feminine] (French), Μινέρβα (Minérva) [feminine] (Greek), ミネルバ (Mineruba) (Japanese), 미네르바 (Minereuba) (Korean), Minerva [feminine] (Latin), Minerwa [feminine] (Polish), Minerva [feminine] (Portuguese), Мине́рва (Minérva) [feminine] (Russian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts': 49 1 50

Proper name

Forms: Minervas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Minerva. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Minerva}} Italian Minerva Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Minervas}} Minerva (plural Minervas)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Minerva-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Minerwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Minerva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Minérva",
      "sense": "goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Мине́рва"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Minerva"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "en:Asteroids"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "Minerva"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian Minerva",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Italian Minerva.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Minervas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Minervas"
      },
      "expansion": "Minerva (plural Minervas)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Italian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Italian."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Minerva"
}

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