extraterrestre

Catalan

Etymology

From extra- +‎ terrestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌɛks.tɾə.təˈrɛs.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌɛks.tɾə.təˈrɛs.tɾə], [ˌɛks.tɾə.təˈres.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌeks.tɾa.teˈres.tɾe]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Adjective

extraterrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

Noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

Further reading

• “extraterrestre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “extraterrestre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “extraterrestre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Alternative forms

• extra-terrestre (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From extra- +‎ terrestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.stʁa.tɛ.ʁɛstʁ/ ~ /ɛk.stʁa.te.ʁɛstʁ/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Switzerland):

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Adjective

extraterrestre (plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

Noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

Further reading

• “extraterrestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From extra- +‎ terrestre.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

extraterrestre m or f (plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

Noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

Further reading

• “extraterrestre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Italian

Etymology

From extra- +‎ terrestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛks.tra.terˈrɛs.tre/, /ˌɛs.tra.terˈrɛs.tre/
• Rhymes: -ɛstre
• Hyphenation: ex‧tra‧ter‧rè‧stre

Adjective

extraterrestre (plural extraterrestri)

1. extraterrestrial

Noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestri)

1. extraterrestrial, alien

Further reading

• extraterrestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ET

Etymology

From extra- +‎ terrestre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛs.tɾa.teˈʁɛs.tɾi/ [ˌɛs.tɾa.teˈhɛs.tɾi], /ˌes.tɾa.teˈʁɛs.tɾi/ [ˌes.tɾa.teˈhɛs.tɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛs.tɾa.teˈʁɛs.tɾi/ [ˌɛs.tɾa.teˈhɛs.tɾi], /ˌes.tɾa.teˈʁɛs.tɾi/ [ˌes.tɾa.teˈhɛs.tɾi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʃ.tɾa.teˈʁɛʃ.tɾi/ [ˌɛʃ.tɾa.teˈχɛʃ.tɾi], /ˌeʃ.tɾa.teˈʁɛʃ.tɾi/ [ˌeʃ.tɾa.teˈχɛʃ.tɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛs.tɾa.teˈʁɛs.tɾe/ [ˌɛs.tɾa.teˈhɛs.tɾe], /ˌes.tɾa.teˈʁɛs.tɾe/ [ˌes.tɾa.teˈhɛs.tɾe]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐjʃ.tɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐjʃ.tɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌejʃ.tɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌejʃ.tɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌeʃ.tɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Adjective

extraterrestre m or f (plural extraterrestres, not comparable)

1. extraterrestrial; not of the Earth

   Synonyms: extraterreno, alienígena

   Antonyms: terreno, terrestre

Noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial; alien

   Synonyms: ET, alien, alienígena

Further reading

• “extraterrestre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From extra- +‎ terrestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡstɾateˈrestɾe/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾa.t̪eˈres.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -estɾe
• Syllabification: ex‧tra‧te‧rres‧tre

Adjective

extraterrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

   Synonym: alienígeno

   Antonym: terrestre

Noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)

1. extraterrestrial

   Antonym: terrestre

Further reading

• “extraterrestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10