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How to pronounce “northerly”

“northerly” is pronounced /ˈnɔɹðɚli/ (NAWR-dhuh-lee) in American English and /nɔːðəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “nort”.
The sound

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northerly

/ˈnɔɹðɚli/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɔːðəli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. nortnɔɹstress
  2. herðɚ
  3. lyli
IPA (American)
/ˈnɔɹðɚli/
IPA (British)
/nɔːðəli/
Respelling
NAWR-dhuh-lee
Syllables
3 — NORT-her-ly
Stress
Stress the first syllable: NORT-her-ly. “nort” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective, adverb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈnɔɹðɚli/

British

/nɔːðəli/

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Meaning

What “northerly” means

  1. noun

    a wind that blows from the north

  2. adjective

    situated in or oriented toward the north

    “the northern suburbs”

  3. adjective

    coming from the north; used especially of wind

    “the north wind doth blow”

Say it in a sentence

“A northerly wind kept the temperature down all weekend.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
nnɔawɹrðth voicedɚschwallilong e

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Questions

“northerly”, answered

How do you pronounce “northerly”?

“northerly” is pronounced /ˈnɔɹðɚli/ (NAWR-dhuh-lee) in American English and /nɔːðəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “nort”. Build it as NORT-her-ly, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “northerly” have?

3: nort · her · ly. The beat lands on the first, “nort”.

Is “northerly” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈnɔɹðɚli/ (NAWR-dhuh-lee); British English says /nɔːðəli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “northerly” mean?

As a noun: a wind that blows from the north For example: “A northerly wind kept the temperature down all weekend.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “northerly”?

Stress the first syllable: NORT-her-ly. “nort” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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