fortasse

Latin

Etymology

De Vaan suggests a contraction of forte esse.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /forˈtas.se/, [fɔrˈt̪äs̠ːɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /forˈtas.se/, [forˈt̪äsːe]

Adverb

fortasse (not comparable)

1. perhaps, possibly, maybe

Usage notes

• Often abbreviated to fort. or fors.

Synonyms

• (perhaps): forsit, forsitan, fortassis, forte

Related terms

• fors
• forsan
• forsit
• forsitan
• fortassis
• forte
• fortuītō
• fortuītus
• fortūna

References

• “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)