yearly

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Happening once every year.
2. (not-comparable) Over the course of one year

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Once a year.
2. (not-comparable) Every year.

Noun

Something that is published once a year.

Synonyms

annual

annually

every year

each year

per annum

yearbook

throughout the year

year round

anniversary

of a year

per year

yearlong

year-long

one-year

whole year

Translations

jährlich

annuel

jaarlijks

annuale

anual

annuellement

annualmente

anualmente

anualmente

anual

ετήσιος

yıllık

anualment

alljährlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjɪɹli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: yeerly

Inherited from Old English: ġēarlīċ

Cognate with Scots: yerelie

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: jierelk

Cognate with Western Frisian: jierliks

Cognate with Dutch: jaarlijks

Cognate with Afrikaans: jaarlijks

Cognate with German: jährlich

Cognate with Danish: årlig

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: årlig

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: årleg

Cognate with Swedish: årlig

Cognate with Icelandic: árlegur

In summary

From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīċ, ġērlīċ (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year + -ly (adjectival suffix) or -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), Afrikaans jaarliks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Danish årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Bokmål årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Nynorsk årleg (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).