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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃuːn/
• (General American) 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.

Related terms

• East Fortune

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

• Fortüne

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