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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/04 18:23 UTC 版)
Minerva (plural Minervas)
Perhaps inherited from Proto-Italic *Menezwā, from Proto-Indo-European *menesweh₂, extended from *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”). The term may be compared to Sanskrit मनस्विन् (manasvín, “full of mind or sense”). However, Fortson doubts this comparison, arguing that the term is attested late and could be formed productively within Sanskrit.
Another hypothesis by Clayton (2024) suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ménwr̥ (“thought”), from the same root above.
Minerva f (genitive Minervae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Minerva | Minervae |
| genitive | Minervae | Minervārum |
| dative | Minervae | Minervīs |
| accusative | Minervam | Minervās |
| ablative | Minervā | Minervīs |
| vocative | Minerva | Minervae |
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