forsitan
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From fors (“chance”) + sit (“be”, subjunctive) + an (“whether”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.si.tan/, [ˈfɔrs̠ɪt̪än]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.si.tan/, [ˈfɔrsit̪än]
Adverb edit
forsitan (not comparable)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “forsitan”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “forsitan”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- forsitan in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)