Fortuna

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See also: fortuna

English[edit]

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Fortuna astronomical symbol

Proper noun[edit]

Fortuna

  1. (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.
  2. (astronomy) 19 Fortuna, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A city in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Arizona.
  5. A city and village in North Dakota.
  6. A settlement in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

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See also[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: for‧tu‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Fortuna

  1. a surname

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Papiamentu Fortuna, derived in turn from the toponym Fortuyn, which referred to a plot of land.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈty.naː/
  • Hyphenation: For‧tu‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Fortuna n

  1. A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Fortūna f sg (genitive Fortūnae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Fortūna
Genitive Fortūnae
Dative Fortūnae
Accusative Fortūnam
Ablative Fortūnā
Vocative Fortūna

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fortună, variant of furtună (storm).

Proper noun[edit]

Fortuna m (genitive/dative lui Fortuna)

  1. a surname

References[edit]

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică