firstly

Etymology
Coined before 1475, from, equivalent to.

Adverb

 * 1)  In the first place; before anything else; first.

Usage notes

 * Whether it is proper to use "firstly", rather than "first", has often been disputed.
 * Beginning in the early 19th century, some have argued against the use of "firstly", advocating the sequence: "First", "secondly", "thirdly", ....
 * The usage of "firstly" is also deprecated by some modern style guides. The Chicago Manual of Style further recommends that all such -ly forms be avoided, and that list items begin only with "first", "second", and so forth.
 * Other authorities disagree.
 * The American Heritage Dictionary comments:
 * It is well established that either first or firstly can be used to begin an enumeration: Our objectives are, first (or firstly), to recover from last year's slump.
 * The Oxford English Dictionary notes the dispute but does not pass judgment: "many writers prefer first, even though closely followed by secondly, thirdly, etc."
 * "Firstly" may appear more formal than "first". "Firstly" is often recommended for the formal enumeration of arguments.

Synonyms

 * ,, , ; see also Thesaurus:firstly

Translations

 * Arabic: أَوَّلًا
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: ntãnj, ntãnjiu
 * Azerbaijani: əvvəla, əvvəlcə, birinci növbədə, ilk növbədə
 * Bashkir: тәүҙә, башта, алда, алдан; беренсенән
 * Belarusian: па-пе́ршае
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: primerament
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , ,
 * Crimean Tatar: birinciden, evelâ, eñ evelâ
 * Czech: za prvé
 * Danish: for det første
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: unue
 * Estonian: esiteks
 * Finnish:, ;
 * French:, , , ,
 * Galician: primeiramente,
 * German:, an erster Stelle
 * Hungarian:, elsőként, először is
 * Ido:
 * Ingrian: enstää, ensti, ensiks
 * Irish: ar an gcéad dul síos
 * Italian:, , in primo luogo
 * Japanese:, , ,
 * Karakhanid: اِلْكْ
 * Kazakh: біріншіден
 * Korean: ,
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: прво
 * Malayalam:, ഒന്നാമത്
 * Maori: mātua
 * Ottoman Turkish: اوكجه, الك
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, , , , , , na wstępie, , , ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , , пе́рвым до́лгом
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: an toiseach
 * Slovak: po prvé
 * Slovene:, prvič
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, för det första
 * Tajik: аввалан
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: по-пе́рше
 * Uyghur: ئاۋۋال
 * Uzbek: ,
 * Vietnamese:, ,