Fortuna

See also: fortuna

English

Fortuna astronomical symbol

Proper noun

Fortuna

1. (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.
2. (astronomy) 19 Fortuna, a main belt asteroid.
3. A city in Humboldt County, California, United States.
4. A ghost town in Arizona.
5. A city and village in North Dakota.
6. A settlement in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): 19 Fortuna

Translations

Roman goddess

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福爾圖納／福尔图纳 (Fú'ěrtúnà), 福圖納／福图纳 (Fútúnà)

• French: Fortuna (fr) f
• German: Fortuna f
• Greek: Τύχη (el) f (Týchi)

  Ancient: Τύχη f (Túkhē)

• Ido: fortuno (io)
• Japanese: フォルトゥナ (Forutuna)
• Latin: Fortuna f, Tyche f
• Russian: Форту́на (ru) f (Fortúna)

Asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 命神星 (Mìngshénxīng)

• Italian: Fortuna (it) f
• Japanese: フォルトゥナ (Forutuna)
• Russian: Форту́на (ru) f (Fortúna)

See also

• Lady Luck
• (mythology): Fortuna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (astronomy): 19 Fortuna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: for‧tu‧na

Proper noun

Fortuna

1. a surname

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Papiamentu Fortuna, derived in turn from the toponym Fortuyn, which referred to a plot of land.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrˈty.naː/
• Hyphenation: For‧tu‧na

Proper noun

Fortuna n

1. A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.

Derived terms

• Fortuna Abou
• Fortuna Ariba
• Sero Fortuna

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /forˈtuː.na/, [fɔrˈt̪uːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /forˈtu.na/, [forˈt̪uːnä]

Proper noun

Fortūna f sg (genitive Fortūnae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Fortūna
Genitive	Fortūnae
Dative	Fortūnae
Accusative	Fortūnam
Ablative	Fortūnā
Vocative	Fortūna

Romanian

Etymology

From fortună, variant of furtună (“storm”).

Proper noun

Fortuna m (genitive/dative lui Fortuna)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică