furtună

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See also: furtuna, furtunã, and Furtună

Romanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin fortūna, or less likely from Greek φουρτούνα (fourtoúna).[1][2] Compare also Albanian furtunë and Aromanian furtunã.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [furˈtunə]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

furtună f (plural furtuni)

  1. storm, tempest, squall
  2. (figuratively) revolt
  3. (archaic) bad luck, mishap, trouble, affliction, predicament

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Romanian Explanatory Dictionary
  2. ^ Kahane, Henry R.; Kahane, Renée; Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, § 305, page 225