fortasse

== Latin == === Alternative forms === fort., fors. (abbreviation) === Etymology === De Vaan suggests a contraction of forte esse. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɔrˈtaːs.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [forˈtas.se] === Adverb === fortāsse (not comparable) perhaps, possibly, maybe Synonyms: forsit, forsitan, fortāssis, forte approximately ==== Related terms ==== === 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)