Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minerva

/mɪˈnɝ.və/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: min-er-va
IPA: /mɪˈnɝ.və/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.

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93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.

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A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

"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 head of Jove."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Minerva.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɪˈnɝ.və/
British English: /mɪˈnɜː.və/

Inflected Forms

Minervas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

minerval Athena Belisama Artemis Diana Hestia Vesta

Questions

How do you pronounce minerva?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈnɝ.və/.
What does minerva mean?: The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.
Where does minerva come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin Minerva.

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