Fortune

== 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 A surname. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 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/ ==== Noun ==== Fortune f (genitive Fortune, no plural) (higher register, learned, often negated) luck, fortune Synonym: Glück ===== Declension ===== ===== 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) (sports) a player, member or supporter of any club called Fortuna ===== Declension =====