extra

See also: -extra and extra-

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of extraordinary. See also extra-

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛkstɹə/

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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
• Danish: ekstra (da)
• Estonian: liigne
• Finnish: ylimääräinen (fi), lisä- (fi), ekstra- (fi)
• French: supplémentaire (fr)
• Icelandic: auka-, extra (informal)

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

Extraordinarily good; superior; as extra work, extra pay

• Estonian: lisa-
• 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

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: հատկապես (hatkapes)
• Bulgarian: особено (bg) (osobeno)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 額外, 额外 (zh) (èwài), 超級, 超级 (zh) (chāojí)

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

• German: besonders (de)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: eccezionalmente (it), straordinariamente
• Japanese: 余分に (よぶんに, yobun-ni)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: extremamente (pt)
• Russian: особенно (ru) (osóbenno), особо (ru) (osóbo)
• Spanish: extremadamente (es)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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 n (izvǎnredno izdanie)
• Finnish: lisänumero
• 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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Translations to be checked

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} ekstra
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} exceso

Derived terms

• extra credit

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

extra (not comparable)

1. extra
2. (Limburg) on purpose

Declension

Declension of extra

		positive
predicative/adverbial		extra
indefinite	m./f. sing.	extra
	n. sing.	extra
	plural	extra
definite		extra
partitive		extra's

See also

• expres

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛks.tʁa/

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Adverb

extra

1. specifically (for a given purpose)

   Das Wrack wurde mit extra entworfenen Bergungskränen gehoben.

   The wreck was lifted with specifically designed salvage cranes.

2. (colloquial) on purpose

   Das hab ich doch nich’ extra gemacht!

   I didn't do that on purpose!

3. (colloquial) aside, apart, separately

   Können Sie mir die Fritten und die Wurst extra abpacken?

   Could you wrap the fries and the sausage separately?

4. (colloquial) particularly, very

   Vorsicht! Der Tee is’ extra heiß!

   Be careful! The tea is extra hot!

Usage notes

In the sense of “specifically”, extra has entered the standard language and is now frequently seen in writing. The other senses remain colloquial.

Synonyms

• (specifically): eigens
• (on purpose): absichtlich; mit Absicht
• (separately): einzeln; getrennt; separat
• (particularly): besonders; sehr

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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- (compare *h₁eǵʰs-ter, from *h₁eǵʰs). Compare Welsh eithr.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

extrā

1. (with accusative) outside of
2. (with accusative) 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, f (plural extras)

1. additional, extra
2. superior
3. extraordinary

Synonyms

• (extraordinary): extraordinario

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

extra

1. extra

Related terms

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

Adverb

extra

1. extra