rota Fortunae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Wheel of Fortune (“the mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable”).

Pronunciation

/ˌɹəʊtə ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːni/ /ˌɹoʊtə ˈfoɹt͡ʃuni/ [-ɾə]

Word forms

rota Fortunae

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin rota Fortūnae (literally “Fortuna’s wheel”), from rota (“wheel”) + Fortūnae (the genitive dative singular of Fortūna (“the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck”)).

Synonyms

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