Stündlich

Stündlich is a German adverb that translates to "hourly" or "every hour" in English. It denotes something that occurs or is done at intervals of one hour. For example, a train schedule might list departures as stündlich, meaning a train leaves every hour. Similarly, if a medicine needs to be taken stündlich, it should be administered every hour. The word itself is formed by combining "Stunde," meaning "hour," with the suffix "-lich," which is often used to form adverbs or adjectives indicating frequency or a relation to something. Its usage is straightforward and common in everyday German conversation and writing when specifying a one-hour time frame for an event or action. It can also be used to describe a rate or measurement occurring at this frequency, such as an hourly wage being referred to as stündlich. The concept conveyed by stündlich is one of consistent, regular recurrence within a sixty-minute period.