"fortis Fortuna adiuvat" meaning in Latin

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Proverb

IPA: /ˈfor.tiːs forˈtuː.na ˈad.i̯u.u̯at/ [Classical], [ˈfɔrt̪iːs̠ fɔrˈt̪uːnä ˈäd̪i̯uː̯ät̪] [Classical], /ˈfor.tis forˈtu.na ˈad.ju.vat/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈfɔrt̪is forˈt̪uːnä ˈäd̪juvät̪] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: fortīs Fortūna adiuvat [canonical]
Etymology: Literally "(the) strong (ones), Fortune helps." From Terence's comedy play Phormio, line 203. Cited by Cicero in the 1st century BCE as a vetus prōverbium (“old proverb”). Etymology templates: {{B.C.E.|nodots=1}} BCE, {{BC}} BCE, {{m|la||vetus prōverbium|old proverb}} vetus prōverbium (“old proverb”) Head templates: {{head|la|proverb|head=fortīs Fortūna adiuvat}} fortīs Fortūna adiuvat
  1. fortune favors the bold Synonyms: fortēs Fortūna adiuvat (english: Pliny Epistles 6 16), audentīs Fortūna iuvat (english: Virgil Aeneid 10 284), audentēs deus epse iuvat (english: Ovid Metamorphoses 10 586)
    Sense id: en-fortis_Fortuna_adiuvat-la-proverb-dknogK4Q Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin proverbs

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