diurnally
/daɪˈɜːnəli/digh-UR-nuh-lee
/daɪˈɝnəli/digh-UR-nuh-lee
Meaningin a diurnal way
Common meaning: in a diurnal way (inferred)
- dia day; dailyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 573 · scan
- urnLatin adjective ending (-urnus)
- aladjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latindiēs; diurnus‘a day’
- Englishdiurnal‘daily’
- Englishformed in English from diurnaldiurnally‘in a diurnal way (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a diurnal way. It can be inferred from any of: diurnal.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from diurnal + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- diēs; diurnus Latin “a day; daily”
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