furtim

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfur.tim/, [ˈfʊrt̪ɪ̃ˑ]

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

Adverb

fūrtim (not comparable)

secretly, stealthily
Marcus fūrtim ascendit arborem ― Marcus stealthily climbed up the tree

Related terms

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.

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