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extra.

separate (not included in or directly connected to the object being discussed)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɛks.tʁa/
  1. separate (not included in or directly connected to the object being discussed)

    in-compounds · indeclinable · informal
  2. special, specially made

    colloquial · in-compounds · indeclinable
    Das is’n ganz extra Rezept von meiner Mutter.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin extrā, see also the similarly borrowed prefix extra-. Pfeifer speculates that the standalone usage with the sense of "separate" arises out of phrases like extrā ōrdinem (“out of the ordinary”) which occurs in 16th century German chancellary texts.

adv/ˈɛks.tʁa/
  1. specifically (for a given purpose)

    in-compounds
    Das Wrack wurde mit extra entworfenen Bergungskränen gehoben.
  2. on purpose

    colloquial · in-compounds
    Das hab ich doch nich’ extra gemacht!
  3. aside, apart, separately

    colloquial · in-compounds
    Können Sie mir die Fritten und die Wurst extra abpacken?
  4. particularly, very

    colloquial · in-compounds
    Vorsicht! Der Tee is’ extra heiß!
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin extrā, see also the similarly borrowed prefix extra-. Pfeifer speculates that the standalone usage with the sense of "separate" arises out of phrases like extrā ōrdinem (“out of the ordinary”) which occurs in 16th century German chancellary texts.

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