extra

== English == === Etymology === Abbreviation of extraordinary. === Pronunciation === (Western) IPA(key): /ˈɛkstɹə/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɛksʈɾa/ Hyphenation: ex‧tra === Adjective === extra (not generally comparable, comparative more extra, superlative most extra) (not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary. (not comparable, dated) Extraordinarily good; superior. (comparable, slang) Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner. 2017, Yael Livneh, "Whole Foods", in "Get The Inside Soup: Staffers Review Local Soup Stops", 3 February 2017, page 23: I highly recommend getting some more bread on the side—they offer small loaves and soup crackers for free, but I'm so extra, I bought my own loaf. 2019, Michelle Spottswood, quoted in Kirby Myers, "Does Christmas in your house start before or after Thanksgiving", Key West Weekly, 21 November 2019, page 7: Two months of Christmas trees, Christmas movies and Christmas music brings so much fun to our home, we are so extra with it! For more quotations using this term, see Citations:extra. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === extra (not comparable) (informal) To an extraordinary degree. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === extra (plural extras) Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill. Synonyms: addition, supplement An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event. (cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball. Synonym: sundry (acting) A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play. (slang) The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner. Something of an extra quality or grade. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (Singapore, military, countable) A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment. ==== Synonyms ==== (something additional): See also Thesaurus:adjunct ==== Derived terms ==== extra credit Romsey Extra sextra wuxtry ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Artex, retax, taxer == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɛks.tɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈeks.tɾa] === Adjective === extra (invariable) of the highest quality === Adjective === extra m or f (masculine and feminine plural extres) extra (beyond what is due) === Noun === extra m or f by sense (plural extres) extra, walk-on === Further reading === “extra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “extra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “extra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “extra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin extra, influenced by French and Middle French extraordinaire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛks.traː/ Hyphenation: extra === Adverb === extra extra === Adjective === extra (not comparable) extra (Limburg) on purpose ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: ekstra === Noun === extra m (plural extra's, diminutive extraatje n) something extra, something in addition ==== See also ==== expres == French == === Adjective === extra (plural extras) extra, additional great, super, famous ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: ekstra → Greek: έξτρα (éxtra) === Noun === extra m or f by sense (plural extras) extra, supplement === Further reading === “extra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛks.tʁa/ === Adjective === extra (strong nominative masculine singular extraer, not comparable) (colloquial) alternative form of extra- (“extra, special, additional”) Das is’n ganz extra Rezept von meiner Mutter. ― This is a very special recipe of my mother’s. ==== Usage notes ==== In formal standard German, extra- is a prefix attached to the following noun. In colloquial German, however, it is often treated like a real adjective. The substantival (or partitive) form used with indefinite pronouns may also take -s: was Extras (“something additional, something on top”). === Adverb === extra specifically (for a given purpose) Synonym: eigens Das Wrack wurde mit extra entworfenen Bergungskränen gehoben. ― The wreck was lifted with specifically designed salvage cranes. (colloquial) on purpose Synonyms: absichtlich, mit Absicht Das hab ich doch nich’ extra gemacht! ― I didn't do that on purpose! (colloquial) aside, apart, separately Synonyms: einzeln, getrennt, separat Können Sie mir die Fritten und die Wurst extra abpacken? ― Could you wrap the fries and the sausage separately? (colloquial) particularly, very Synonyms: besonders, sehr 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. === Further reading === “extra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “extra” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Hungarian == === Etymology === From German extra, from Latin extra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛkstrɒ] Hyphenation: ext‧ra Rhymes: -rɒ === Adjective === extra (comparative extrább, superlative legextrább) extra (beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional) extra kiadások ― extra expenses ==== Declension ==== === Noun === extra (plural extrák) luxury features (e.g. in vehicles) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === extra in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. extra in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ekstra/, /eɡztra/ === Adjective === extra extra == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛks.tra/ Rhymes: -ɛkstra Hyphenation: èx‧tra IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tra/ Rhymes: -ɛstra === Adjective === extra (invariable) extra select (best quality) === Noun === extra m (invariable) extra (something additional) === Preposition === extra outside of, aside from, not including === References === == Latin == === Etymology === Adverb contracted from the ablative exterā (parte), of exter. The change from instrumental/ablative to accusative is caused by *-teros used adverbially. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛk.straː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛk.stra] === Adverb === extrā (comparative exterius, no superlative) on the outside Synonyms: extrīnsecus, forīs === Preposition === extrā (+ accusative) outside of beyond ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “extra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “extra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “extra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. extra in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “extra”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 232 Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “extra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 330 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛstɾɐ, -ɐjʃtɾɐ Hyphenation: ex‧tra === Adjective === extra m or f (plural extras) extra (beyond what is due, usual, expected or necessary) Synonym: adicional === Noun === extra m (plural extras) anything that is extra bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) Synonym: bónus === Noun === extra m or f by sense (plural extras) (film) extra; walk-on (actor in a small role with no dialogue) Synonym: figurante === Further reading === “extra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “extra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɡstɾa/ [ˈeɣ̞s.t̪ɾa] Rhymes: -eɡstɾa Syllabification: ex‧tra === Adjective === extra m or f (masculine and feminine plural extras) additional, extra superior extraordinary Synonym: extraordinario ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === extra m or f by sense (plural extras) extra (in a film) === Further reading === “extra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === extra (not comparable) extra ==== Declension ==== No inflected forms. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === extra (not comparable) extra