Minerva
pronunciation
How to pronounce Minerva in British English:
UK [miˈnə:və]
How to pronounce Minerva in American English:
US [mɪˈnɚvə]
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- Noun:
- (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
Word Origin
- Minerva
- ancient Roman goddess of arts, crafts, and sciences; wisdom, sense, and reflection (later identified with Greek Athene), late 14c., mynerfe, from Latin Minerva, from Old Latin Menerva, from *menes-wa, from PIE root *men- "mind, understanding, reason" (see mind (n.)). Compare Sanskrit Manasvini, name of the mother of the Moon, manasvin "full of mind or sense." Related: Minerval.
Example
- 1. How could one choose among juno , minerva and venus ?
- 2. All minerva has revealed is that he is a man in his 50s .
- 3. Minerva repressing the fury of achilles .
- 4. He disputed athens with minerva .
- 5. The subject is telemachus being knighted by minerva in some gardens .