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fortune

/ˈfɔːtʃən/FAWR-chuhn
/ˈfɔɹtʃən/FAWR-chuhn

Meaningchance

Common meaning: chance

Other meanings: wealth

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√BHAR‘bear, carry’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 231, p. 738 · scan
  2. Latinfortūna, -ae‘chance, luck, fate’
  3. Frenchfortune
  4. Englishfortune‘chance’ · today

fortun also in: fortunate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin fortūna ‘chance, luck, fate’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fortūna, p. 773 · dictionary scan

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Related words

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