furtim

Latin

Etymology

Literally, "like a thief", from fūr (“thief”) +‎ -tim (“-ly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfur.tim/, [ˈfʊrt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfur.tim/, [ˈfurt̪im]

Adverb

fūrtim (not comparable)

1. secretly, stealthily

   Marcus fūrtim ascendit arborem ― Marcus stealthily climbed up the tree

Related terms

• fur
• fūror
• fūrtīvē
• fūrtīvus
• fūrtō
• fūrtum

References

• “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.