extra

See also: -extra and extra-

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Abbreviation of extraordinary. See also extra-

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

extra (not comparable)

  1. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
    extra work; extra pay
  2. (dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

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TranslationsEdit

AdverbEdit

extra (not comparable)

  1. (informal) To an extraordinary degree.
    That day he ran to school extra fast.

TranslationsEdit

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

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

  • extra credit

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

extra (not comparable)

  1. extra
  2. (Limburg) on purpose

DeclensionEdit

Declension of extra
positive
predicative/adverbial extra
neuter
singular		 indefinite extra
definite extra
common singular extra
plural extra
partitive extra's

See alsoEdit

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Austria)
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AdverbEdit

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!

IdoEdit

AdjectiveEdit

extra

  1. extra

ItalianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

extra (invariable)

  1. extra
  2. select (best quality)

NounEdit

extra m (invariable)

  1. extra (something additional)

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Classical)
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PrepositionEdit

extrā

  1. (with accusative) outside of
  2. (with accusative) beyond

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

SpanishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

extra m, f (plural extras)

  1. additional, extra
  2. superior
  3. extraordinary

SynonymsEdit

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

extra

  1. extra

Related termsEdit

AdverbEdit

extra

  1. extra
Last modified on 5 February 2014, at 20:37