forsan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin forsan.

Adverb

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forsan

  1. perhaps, maybe
    Forsan il venos, forsan no.
    Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ellipsis of fors (chance) sit (be, subjunctive) an (whether).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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forsan (not comparable)

  1. perhaps, perchance, maybe

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References

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  • 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)