Fortune

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃuːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃən/
• Hyphenation: For‧tune
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃən

Fortune

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

• East Fortune

Borrowed from French fortune, from Latin fortuna.

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁˈtyːn/, (seldom) /fɔʁˈtyːnə/

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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.

• Fortüne

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

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁˈtuːnə/

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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