Fortune

See also: fortune and fortuné

English

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃən/
  • Hyphenation: For‧tune
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃən

Proper noun

Fortune

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fortune, from Latin fortuna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔʁˈtyːn/, (seldom) /fɔʁˈtyːnə/
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Noun

Fortune f (genitive Fortune, no plural)

  1. (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
Declension of Fortune [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Fortune
genitive einer der Fortune
dative einer der Fortune
accusative eine die Fortune
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Derived from Fortuna, from the same Latin noun as above.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔʁˈtuːnə/

Noun

Fortune m (weak, genitive Fortunen, plural Fortunen, feminine Fortunin)

  1. (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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Declension
Declension of Fortune [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fortune die Fortunen
genitive eines des Fortunen der Fortunen
dative einem dem Fortunen den Fortunen
accusative einen den Fortunen die Fortunen
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