forsan

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forsan.

Adverb

forsan

1. 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 Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.san/, [ˈfɔrs̠än]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.san/, [ˈfɔrsän]

Adverb

forsan (not comparable)

1. perhaps, perchance, maybe

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• fors
• forsit
• forsitan
• fortasse
• fortassis
• forte
• fortuītō
• fortuītus
• fortūna

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)