фарт

Russian

Etymology

Originally a fenya cant term, possibly from German Fahrt (“ride”), from fahren (“to drive”), because the corresponding Russian verb везти (vezti) means both “to drive” and “to have luck”; alternatively, perhaps from фортуна (fortuna, “fortune, luck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fart]

Noun

фарт • (fart) m inan (genitive фа́рта, uncountable) (singular only)

  1. (informal) luck, fortune
  2. (informal) destiny

Declension

Declension of фарт (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative фа́рт
fárt
genitive фа́рта
fárta
dative фа́рту
fártu
accusative фа́рт
fárt
instrumental фа́ртом
fártom
prepositional фа́рте
fárte

Synonyms

  • фарто́вый (fartóvyj)
  • фартить (fartitʹ)
  • фартуха (fartuxa)
  • фартень (fartenʹ)
  • фартушник (fartušnik)
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