Minerva
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Minerva¹
- /mɪˈnɜː.və/ UK
- /mɪˈnɝ.və/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)və
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Minerva.
proper noun Minervas
- The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena. 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
- 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.
- Wisdom.
Minerva²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Minerva.
proper noun Minervas
- A surname from Italian.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bucharest, sopra, sul, sulis, athena, menerva, menrva, bellona, mnemosyne, athene, harmonia, arachne, mercury, mellona, venus, meditrina
Translations
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name goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts
| 한국어 | 미네르바 Minereuba |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ミネルバ Mineruba |
| 中文 | 彌涅耳瓦 /弥涅耳瓦 Míniè'ěrwǎ |
| Português | Minerva |
| Français | Minerve |
| Ελληνικά | Μινέρβα Minérva |
| Русский | Мине́рва Minérva |
| العربية | مِينِيرْفَا minirfā |
Talk about this word "Minerva." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minerva. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Minerva. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minerva "Minerva." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minerva.Cite this
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