Fortune
English edit
Etymology edit
The name of the town in Newfoundland is derived from Portuguese fortuna (“luck, fortune”). The name may refer to a fortuitous event that occurred in the nearby bay.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃən/
- Hyphenation: For‧tune
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃən
Proper noun edit
Fortune
- A surname.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.
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German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French fortune, from Latin fortuna.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fortune f (genitive Fortune, no plural)
- (higher register, learned, often negated) luck, fortune
- Synonym: Glück
- Letztlich fehlte uns nur ein bisschen Fortune.
- In the end all we lacked was a little luck.
Declension edit
Declension of Fortune [sg-only, feminine]
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Derived from Fortuna, from the same Latin noun as above.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fortune m (weak, genitive Fortunen, plural Fortunen, feminine Fortunin)
- (sports) a player, member or supporter of any club called Fortuna
- Es kam zum Duell zwischen den Fortunen aus Köln und den Fortunen aus Düsseldorf.
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