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rota Fortunae

Syllables: ro·ta For·tunaeUK/ˌɹəʊtə ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːni/US/ˌɹoʊtə ˈfoɹt͡ʃuni/

rota Fortunae proper noun: 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”).

rota fortunae: synonym of Wheel of Fortune (“the mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess...
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Proper noun

rota Fortunae

  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”).
    • As a medievalist Ignatius believed in the rota Fortunae, or wheel of fortune, a central concept in De Consolatione Philosophiae, the philosophical work which had laid foundation for medieval thought. […] Was his wheel rapidly spinning downward?1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, chapter 2, in A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN, section I, page 27

Synonyms of rota Fortunae

Origin of rota Fortunae

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”)).

Questions about rota Fortunae

What does rota Fortunae mean?
Rota Fortunae means 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”).
What part of speech is rota Fortunae?
Rota Fortunae is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rota Fortunae?
Rota Fortunae is pronounced /ˌɹəʊtə ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːni/ (UK).

Words near rota Fortunae in the dictionary

  1. rot-steeping
  2. rot-steeps
  3. rot.
  4. rot13
  5. rota
  6. rota Fortunae
  7. rotablation
  8. rotablations
  9. rotablator
  10. rotablators
  11. rotable

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