porte-bonheur

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French

Etymology

From porter bonheur (“to carry luck, to bring luck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).bɔ.nœʁ/
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Noun

porte-bonheur m (plural porte-bonheur)

  1. lucky charm
    Antonym: porte-malheur

Descendants

  • → English: porte-bonheur

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French porte-bonheur.

Noun

porte-bonheur n (plural port-bonheururi)

  1. lucky charm

Declension

Declension of porte-bonheur
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) porte-bonheur porte-bonheurul (niște) port-bonheururi port-bonheururile
genitive/dative (unui) porte-bonheur porte-bonheurului (unor) port-bonheururi port-bonheururilor
vocative porte-bonheurule port-bonheururilor
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