adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
fortūnātus1
fortūnātus (feminine fortūnāta, neuter fortūnātum, comparative fortūnātior, superlative fortūnātissimus, adverb fortūnātē)
Classical[fɔr.tuːˈnaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[for.tuˈnaː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveblessed, prosperous, lucky, fortunate
Ō fortūnātī, quōrum iam moenia surgunt!
“Oh fortunate [ones], whose walls already rise!” Aeneas cries, while gazing at the rooftops of the city.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.437–438 - adjectivewell off, wealthy, rich
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
fēlīx, cui fortūna favetfortūnātus -a -um — in Aeneis, ch. 3
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fortūnātus | fortūnāta | fortūnātum |
| genitive | fortūnātī | fortūnātae | fortūnātī |
| dative | fortūnātō | fortūnātae | fortūnātō |
| accusative | fortūnātum | fortūnātam | fortūnātum |
| ablative | fortūnātō | fortūnātā | fortūnātō |
| vocative | fortūnāte | fortūnāta | fortūnātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fortūnātī | fortūnātae | fortūnāta |
| genitive | fortūnātōrum | fortūnātārum | fortūnātōrum |
| dative | fortūnātīs | fortūnātīs | fortūnātīs |
| accusative | fortūnātōs | fortūnātās | fortūnāta |
| ablative | fortūnātīs | fortūnātīs | fortūnātīs |
| vocative | fortūnātī | fortūnātae | fortūnāta |
fortūnātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from fortuno.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fortūnātus adj. with comp. and sup.
P. of fortuno, prospered, prosperous, lucky, happy, fortunate : forīs aperis fortunatus, T.: comitatu nobilium iuvenum: fortunatior Fortuna: Ingenium fortunatius arte, H.: fortunatissimus haberi: fortunatus laborum, in his achievements , V.: res p.: vita, H.—Poet.: nemora, groves of the blest , V. — In good circumstances, well off, wealthy, rich : gratia fortunati et potentis: insipiens: quibus licet esse fortunatissimos, Cs.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of fortūnō (“make prosperous”)
Descendants
- Frenchfortuné
- Italianfortunato
- Friulianfortunât
- Ligurianfortunòu
- Piedmontesefortunà
In English words that came into English from fortūnātus
- fortunatefortūnātus