forsan
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Ido
Etymology
Adverb
forsan
Synonyms
- posible (“possibly”)
Antonyms
- certe (“certainly”)
Latin
Etymology
From ellipsis of fors (“chance”) sit (“be”, subjunctive) an (“whether”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfor.san/, [ˈfɔrs̠än]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.san/, [ˈfɔrsän]
Adverb
forsan (not comparable)
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- “forsan”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “forsan”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- forsan in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)