Origin of the name Minerva: Believed to be derived from the Latin root mens (the mind, thought, intellect). Minerva is the name borne in Roman mythology by the goddess of wisdom, skill and invention. She is equated with the Greek goddess Pallas Athene. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Take a look at the words and decide if they are nouns, verbs or adjectives. Noun: a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality e.g.'nurse', 'cat', 'party', 'oil' and 'poverty'. Verb: a word or phrase that describes an action, condition or experience e.g. 'run', 'look' and 'feel'. Adjective: a word that describes a noun e.g. 'big', 'boring', 'pink', 'quick' and 'obvious'. Lesson by Adele, EC Cape Town English language school. Link: Learn English Noun and Adjective Endings. 1  1 - dolphin.
A verb is a kind of word (part of speech) that tells about an action or a state. It is the main part of a sentence: every sentence has a verb. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense. Every language in the world has verbs, but they are not always used in the same ways. They also can have different properties in different languages.