vintura

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian vintura. Doublet of ventura, from Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪnˈtuː.ra/

Noun

vintura f (plural vinturi)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of ventura
   • 15th century, Pietru Caxaro, Il-Kantilena:

     Min ibidill il miken ibidil i vintura

     [Min ibiddel l-imkien ibiddel il-vintura]

     Who changes his place, changes his fate!

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ventūra n pl (literally “what will come”). Compare Italian ventura.

Noun

vintura f (plural vinturi)

1. fate, chance

   Synonyms: sorti, casu

   a la vintura ― by fate

   addiminari la vintura ― to foresee the future

   Cu muta locu muta vintura.

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   (literally, “Who changes places, changes [their] fate.”)

2. good luck

   circàrisi la vintura ― to seek fortune

   Cci voli la vintura di Giufà.

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   (literally, “We need Giufà's luck.”)

   Quannu è junta l'ura nun cc'è mèdicu nè vintura.

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   (literally, “When the time has come, there's no doctor nor hope.”)

3. good name, reputation

   Cu havi bona vintura piscia lu lettu e dici ca suda.

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   (literally, “Who has a good name pisses in bed and says it's him sweating.”)

Descendants

• → Maltese: vintura

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “vintura”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4539