eternally

English

Alternative forms

• æternally (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English eternally, eternaly; equivalent to eternal +‎ -ly.

Adverb

eternally (not comparable)

1. For eternity; forever.

   I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance.

2. Unceasingly, recurringly.
   • 1908, W. B. M. Ferguson, chapter 1, in Zollenstein:

     The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.

Synonyms

• (for eternity): ever, forevermore, until hell freezes over; see also Thesaurus:forever
• (unceasingly, recurringly): ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop; see also Thesaurus:continuously

Translations

forever

• Chukchi: таӈӄонпыӈ (taṇqonpyṇ)
• Finnish: ikuisesti (fi)
• French: éternellement (fr)
• German: ewig (de)
• Greek: αιώνια (el) (aiónia), παντοτινά (el) (pantotiná)
• Italian: eternamente (it)
• Japanese: 永遠に (えいえんに, eien ni), 永久に (えいきゅうに, eikyū ni)

• Navajo: hoolʼáágóó
• Norman: êtèrnellement
• Polish: wiecznie (pl)
• Portuguese: eternamente (pt)
• Russian: ве́чно (ru) (véčno)
• Spanish: eternamente

Anagrams

• enterally

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• eternaly

Etymology

From eternal +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːtɛrˈnaːliː/, /ɛːˈtɛrnaliː/

Adverb

eternally

1. In an eternal, endless, or permanent manner.
2. (rare) In a long-lasting way; non-ephemerally.

Descendants

• English: eternally
• Scots: eternally

References

• “ēternā̆llī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-19.