forsitan

== Latin == === Etymology === From fors (“chance”) + sit (“be”, subjunctive) + an (“whether”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɔr.sɪ.tan] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔr.si.tan] === Adverb === forsitan (not comparable) perhaps, perchance, maybe Synonyms: forsan, forsit, fortāsse, fortāssis, forte ==== Related terms ==== === References === “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)