verbfirst conjugation
fortūnō
fortūnō (present infinitive fortūnāre, perfect active fortūnāvī, supine fortūnātum)
Classical[fɔrˈtuː.noː]Ecclesiastical[forˈtuː.no]
Meaning
- to make happy, prosper
- to bless
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Felix · Prosper · Faustus · Fortunatus · Beatus
Felix, fœlix, (φῦλον ἔχων) is the most general expression for happiness, and has a transitive and intransitive meaning, making happy and being happy; prosper and faustus have only a transitive sense, making happy, or announcing happiness; prosperum (πρόσφορος) as far as men’s hopes and wishes are fulfilled; faustum (from ἀφαύω, φαυστήριος) as an effect of divine favor, conferring blessings; whereas fortunatus and beatus have only an intransitive or passive meaning, being happy; fortunatus, as a favorite of fortune, like εὐτυχής; beatus (ψίης) as conscious of happiness, and contented, resembling the θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζάωντες, like μακάριος. (vi. 125.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fortūnō | fortūnābam | fortūnābō | fortūnāvī | fortūnāveram | fortūnāverō |
| 2nd sg. | fortūnās | fortūnābās | fortūnābis | fortūnāvistī | fortūnāverās | fortūnāveris |
| 3rd sg. | fortūnat | fortūnābat | fortūnābit | fortūnāvit | fortūnāverat | fortūnāverit |
| 1st pl. | fortūnāmus | fortūnābāmus | fortūnābimus | fortūnāvimus | fortūnāverāmus | fortūnāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | fortūnātis | fortūnābātis | fortūnābitis | fortūnāvistis | fortūnāverātis | fortūnāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | fortūnant | fortūnābant | fortūnābunt | fortūnāvērunt fortūnāvēre | fortūnāverant | fortūnāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fortūnem | fortūnārem | fortūnāverim | fortūnāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | fortūnēs | fortūnārēs | fortūnāverīs | fortūnāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | fortūnet | fortūnāret | fortūnāverit | fortūnāvisset |
| 1st pl. | fortūnēmus | fortūnārēmus | fortūnāverīmus | fortūnāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | fortūnētis | fortūnārētis | fortūnāverītis | fortūnāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | fortūnent | fortūnārent | fortūnāverint | fortūnāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fortūnor | fortūnābar | fortūnābor |
| 2nd sg. | fortūnāris fortūnāre | fortūnābāris fortūnābāre | fortūnāberis fortūnābere |
| 3rd sg. | fortūnātur | fortūnābātur | fortūnābitur |
| 1st pl. | fortūnāmur | fortūnābāmur | fortūnābimur |
| 2nd pl. | fortūnāminī | fortūnābāminī | fortūnābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | fortūnantur | fortūnābantur | fortūnābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fortūner | fortūnārer |
| 2nd sg. | fortūnēris fortūnēre | fortūnārēris fortūnārēre |
| 3rd sg. | fortūnētur | fortūnārētur |
| 1st pl. | fortūnēmur | fortūnārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | fortūnēminī | fortūnārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | fortūnentur | fortūnārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | fortūnā | fortūnāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | fortūnāte | fortūnāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | fortūnātō | fortūnātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | fortūnātō | fortūnātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | fortūnātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | fortūnantō | fortūnantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | fortūnāre | fortūnārī |
| perfect infinitive | fortūnāvisse | fortūnātum esse |
| future infinitive | fortūnātūrum esse | fortūnātum īrī |
| present participle | fortūnāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | fortūnātus |
| future participle | fortūnātūrus fortūnātūra, fortūnātūrā, fortūnātūrae, fortūnātūram, fortūnātūrārum, fortūnātūrās, fortūnātūre, fortūnātūrī, fortūnātūrīs, fortūnātūrō, fortūnātūrōrum, fortūnātūrōs, fortūnātūrum | fortūnandus fortūnanda, fortūnandā, fortūnandae, fortūnandam, fortūnandārum, fortūnandās, fortūnande, fortūnandīs, fortūnandōrum, fortūnandōs |
gerundfortūnandī, fortūnandō, fortūnandumsupinefortūnātum, fortūnātū
fortūno, āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic form of the
I. perf. subj. fortunassint, Afran. ap. Non. 109, 18), v. a. fortuna, II. A. 1., to make prosperous or fortunate, to make happy, to prosper, bless: prosperare, omnibus bonis augere, Non. l. l. (class.; most freq. in the P. a.); constr. usually (alicui) aliquid: St. Di fortunabunt vostra consilia! Ph. Ita volo, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 175:
tibi patrimonium dei fortunent, Cic. Fam. 2, 2: eumque honorem tibi deos fortunare volo, id. ib. 15, 7; Liv. 34, 4 fin.: quod faxitis, deos velim fortunare, id. 6, 41, 12: quamcumque deus tibi fortunaverit horam, whatever happy hour Providence has allotted you, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 22.—Absol.: deos ego omnes, ut fortunassint, precor, Afran. ap. Non. 1. 1.—Hence, fortūnātus, a, um, P. a., prospered, prosperous, lucky, happy, fortunate (syn.: beatus, felix). A. In gen.:
salvus atque fortunatus semper sies, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 5: et miser sum et fortunatus, id. Capt. 5, 3, 16: qui me in terra aeque Fortunatus erit, si illa ad me bitet? id. Curc. 1, 2, 52: quam est hic fortunatus putandus, cui, etc., Cic. Rep. 1, 17: nec quicquam insipiente fortunato intolerabilius fieri potest, id. Lael. 15, 54: laudat senem et fortunatum esse dicit, id. Tusc. 3, 24, 57: mihi vero Cn. et P. Scipiones comitatu nobilium juvenum fortunati videbantur, id. de Sen. 9, 29: o hominem fortunatum! id. Quint. 25, 80: fortunate senex! Verg. E. 1, 47: fortunatus et ille deos qui novit agrestes, id. G. 2, 493: c fortunatam rem publicam! Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7; cf.: o fortunatam natam me consule Romam, id. poët Fragm. ap. Quint. 9, 4, 41; 11, 1, 24; cf. also Juv. 10, 122: fortunatus illius exitus, Cic. Brut. 96, 329: vita, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 14: ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3 (v. felix).—Comp.: ecquis me hodie vivit fortunatior? Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 1: Carneades dicere solitus est, nusquam se fortunatiorem quam Praeneste vidisse Fortunam, Cic. Div. 2, 41 fin.; Hor. A. P. 295.—Sup.: Archelaüs, qui tum fortunatissimus haberetur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 34: fortunatissimo proelio decertare, Vell. 2, 12, 5.—(b). Poet., with gen.:
fortunatus laborum, happy in his sufferings, Verg. A. 11, 416: fortunate animi! Stat. Th. 1, 638. —B. In partic.
1. (Acc. to fortuna, II. B. 2.) In good circumstances, well off, wealthy, rich:
gratia fortunati et potentis, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 69: apud Scopam, fortunatum hominem et nobilem, id. de Or. 2, 86, 352: quid vos hanc miseram ac tenuem sectamini praedam, quibus licet jam esse fortunatissimis? Caes. B. G. 6, 35, 8.—2. Fortūnātae Insŭlae, Gr. τῶν Μακάρων νιῆσοι, the fabulous isles of the Western Ocean, the abodes of the blessed; acc. to some, the Canary Isles, Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 119; 6, 32, 37, § 202;
also called Fortunatorum insulae, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 148; and transf.: amoena virecta fortunatorum nemorum, Verg. A. 6, 639.—Adv.: fortūnāte, fortunately, prosperously: nunc bene vivo et fortunate atque ut volo, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 112: facile et fortunate evenit, id. Ep. 2, 2, 61: feliciter, absolute, fortunate vivere, Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26: scite aut fortunate gestum, Liv. 10, 18, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fortūnō āvī, ātus, āre
fortuna, to make prosperous, make happy, speed, further, prosper, bless : tibi patrimonium dei fortunent: quod faxitis, deos velim fortunare, L.: tibi horam, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Italic *fortūnā Latin fortūna Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fortūnō From fortūna + -ō.