extra

See also -extra, and extra-

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of extraordinary. See also extra-

Pronunciation

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Adjective

extra (not comparable)

1. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

   extra work; extra pay

2. (dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

Derived terms

• extraness

Translations

Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary

• Bulgarian: допълнителен (bg) (dopǎlnitelen), извънреден (bg) (izvǎnreden)
• Czech: navíc (cs), extra (cs)
• Danish: ekstra (da)
• Estonian: liigne (et)
• Finnish: ylimääräinen (fi), lisä- (fi), ekstra- (fi)

• Italian: extra (it)
• Japanese: 余分な (よぶんな, yobunna)
• Scottish Gaelic: a bharrachd (gd)
• Spanish: exceso (es)
• Swahili: ziada (sw)

Extraordinarily good; superior; as extra work, extra pay

• Estonian: lisa- (et)
• Finnish: ylimääräinen (fi), lisä- (fi)

• Swahili: ziada (sw)

Adverb

extra (not comparable)

1. (informal) To an extraordinary degree.

   That day he ran to school extra fast.

Translations

to an extraordinary degree

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• Bulgarian: особено (bg) (osobeno)
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  Mandarin: 額外 (cmn), 额外 (cmn) (èwài), 超級 (cmn), 超级 (cmn) (chāojí)

• Dutch: extra (nl)
• Finnish: erityisen (fi)
• French: particulièrement (fr)

• German: besonders (de)
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• Italian: eccezionalmente (it), straordinariamente (it)
• Japanese: 余分に (ja) (よぶんに, yobun-ni)
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• Portuguese: extremamente (pt)
• Russian: особенно (ru) (osóbenno), особо (ru) (osóbo)
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Noun

extra (plural extras)

1. (cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in Australia referred to as a sundry
2. an extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle

   extra, extra, read all about it!

3. A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play

Derived terms

• wuxtry

Translations

(cricket) wide, bye, leg bye or no ball

extra edition of a newspaper

• Bulgarian: извънредно издание (bg) (izvǎnredno izdanie) n
• Finnish: lisänumero (fi)
• French: hors-série (fr) m

• Japanese: 号外 (ごうがい, gōgai)
• Swahili: ziada (sw)
• Turkish: ilave (tr)

person in a play or movie with a minimal part — see walk-on

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• Norwegian: ekstra
• Spanish: exceso

Derived terms

• extra credit

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Dutch

Adjective

extra (not comparable)

1. extra
2. (Limburg) on purpose

See also

• expres

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German

Adverb

extra

1. (colloquial) on purpose

   Das hab ich doch nicht extra gemacht!

   I didn't do that on purpose!

2. (colloquial) aside, apart, seperately

   Können Sie mir die Fritten und die Wurst extra abpacken?

   Could you wrap the fries and the sausage separately?

3. (colloquial) especially, particularly

   Vorsicht! Der Tee ist extra heiß!

   Be careful! The tea is extra hot!

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Ido

Adjective

extra

1. extra

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Italian

Adjective

extra (invariable)

1. extra
2. select (best quality)

Noun

extra m (invariable)

1. extra (something additional)

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Latin

Etymology

From exter. Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs-tro- (cf. *h₁eǵʰs-ter, from *h₁eǵʰs). Compare Welsh eithr.

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Preposition

extrā

1. outside of
2. beyond

Derived terms

• extrā omnēs ('out, all of you.', 'everybody else, out')

Descendants

• English: extra-
• Italian: extra-, estra-, stra-
• Romanian: stră-
• French: extra-
• Spanish: extra-

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Spanish

Adjective

extra m and f (plural extras)

1. additional, extra
2. superior
3. extraordinary

Synonyms

• (extraordinary): extraordinario

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Adjective

extra

1. extra

Related terms

• extrainkomst
• extraknäck
• extraordinarie
• extraordinär
• extrapolera
• extrapris
• extravagant

Adverb

extra

1. extra