furtim
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, "like a thief", from fūr (“thief”) + -tim (“-ly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfur.tim/, [ˈfʊrt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfur.tim/, [ˈfurt̪im]
Adverb[edit]
fūrtim (not comparable)
- secretly, stealthily
- Marcus fūrtim ascendit arborem ― Marcus stealthily climbed up the tree
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “furtim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “furtim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- furtim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.