vintura

== Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sicilian vintura. Doublet of ventura, from Italian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪnˈtuː.ra/ Rhymes: -uːra === Noun === vintura f (plural vinturi) (obsolete) alternative form of ventura == Sicilian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin ventūra n pl (literally “what will come”). Compare Italian ventura. === Noun === vintura f (plural vinturi) fate, chance Synonyms: sorti, casu a la vintura ― by fate addiminari la vintura ― to foresee the future good luck circàrisi la vintura ― to seek fortune good name, reputation ==== Descendants ==== → Maltese: vintura === References === Traina, Antonino (1868), “vintura”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4539