forsan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forsan.

Adverb

forsan

perhaps, maybe
Forsan il venos, forsan no.
Maybe he went, maybe he didn't.

Synonyms

posible (“possibly”)

Antonyms

certe (“certainly”)

Latin

Etymology

From ellipsis of fors (“chance”) sit (“be”, subjunctive) an (“whether”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.san/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.san/,

Adverb

forsan (not comparable)

perhaps, perchance, maybe

Synonyms

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

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)

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