Fortuna

See also: fortuna

English

Fortuna astronomical symbol

Proper noun

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.

Synonyms

Translations

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: For‧tu‧na

Proper noun

Fortuna

  1. 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

  1. A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case 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)

  1. a surname

References

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