fortasse
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]De Vaan suggests a contraction of forte esse.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) 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
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[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)
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 236