fortasse
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Likely a contraction of fortūna esse.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /forˈtas.se/, [fɔrˈt̪äs̠ːɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /forˈtas.se/, [forˈt̪äsːe]
Adverb edit
fortasse (not comparable)
Usage notes edit
- Often abbreviated to fort. or fors.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fortasse”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fortasse”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fortasse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)