Fortuna
See also: fortuna
English
Proper noun
Fortuna
- (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.
- (astronomy) 19 Fortuna, a main belt asteroid.
- A city in Humboldt County, California, United States.
- A ghost town in Arizona.
- A city and village in North Dakota.
- A settlement in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Synonyms
- (astronomy): 19 Fortuna
Translations
Roman goddess
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Asteroid
See also
- Lady Luck
- (mythology): Fortuna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (astronomy): 19 Fortuna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: For‧tu‧na
Proper noun
Fortuna
- 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
- a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao
Derived terms
- Fortuna Abou
- Fortuna Ariba
- Sero Fortuna
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɔrˈtuː.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [forˈt̪uː.na]
Proper noun
Fortūna f sg (genitive Fortūnae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| 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)
- a surname
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică