originally

English

Etymology

original +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəli/
Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nal‧ly
Audio (US) (file)

Adverb

originally (comparative more originally, superlative most originally)

(not comparable) As it was in the beginning.

Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
In an original manner.

They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.

Synonyms

(in the beginning): at first, initially, at the start

Related terms

Translations

as it was in the beginning

Catalan: originàriament (ca)
Czech: původně (cs)
Dutch: indertijd (nl), in het begin, origineel (nl)
Esperanto: originale
French: au départ, à la base, à l'origine (fr)
Hungarian: eredetileg (hu)
Japanese: 本来 (ja) (ほんらい, honrai), 元来 (がんらい, ganrai), 元々 (もともと, motomoto)
Kurdish:
Sorani: له‌ کاتی خۆییدا‎‎

Norwegian:
Nynorsk: opphavleg
Russian: внача́ле (ru) (vnačále), сперва́ (ru) (spervá), первонача́льно (ru) (pervonačálʹno), изнача́льно (ru) (iznačálʹno)
Scottish Gaelic: bho thùs
Spanish: originalmente, originariamente
Swedish: ursprungligen (sv)
Ukrainian: спочатку (uk) (spočatku)
West Frisian: orzjineel

creatively

Dutch: origineel (nl), op een nieuwe manier

Ukrainian: оригінально (oryhinalʹno)

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