extraterrestrial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English terrestrial English extraterrestrial From extra- + terrestrial.
Meanings
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Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
Residents of the city of Voronezh insisted today that lanky, three-eyed extraterrestrial creatures had indeed landed in a local park and gone for a stroll and that a seemingly fantastic report about the event carried Monday by the official press agency Tass was absolutely true.
1989 October 11, Esther B. Fein, “U.F.O. Landing Is Fact, Not Fantasy, the Russians Insist”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2012, Section A, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more extraterrestrial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most extraterrestrial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| extra-terrestrial | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
extraterrestrial dust · nonextraterrestrial · extraterrestrialness · extraterrestrial religion · extraterrestrially · extraterrestrialization
Translations (72)
cmn 地球外的 (originating from outside of the Earth) · sk mimozemský (originating from outside of the Earth) · be пазазе́мны (originating from outside of the Earth) · sh ванзема̀љски (originating from outside of the Earth) · tr dünya dışı (originating from outside of the Earth) · mk вонземски (originating from outside of the Earth) · vi ngoài hành tinh (originating from outside of the Earth) · de außerirdisch (originating from outside of the Earth) · cmn 外星的 (originating from outside of the Earth) · sl nezemeljski (originating from outside of the Earth) · el εξωγήινος (originating from outside of the Earth) · vi ngoài trái đất (originating from outside of the Earth) · ru иноплане́тный (originating from outside of the Earth) · kk бөгдеғаламдық (originating from outside of the Earth) · uk іноплане́тний (originating from outside of the Earth) · ar قَائِم خَارِجَ الْأَرْض (originating from outside of the Earth) · it extraterrestre (originating from outside of the Earth) · az yadplanetli (originating from outside of the Earth) · et maaväline (originating from outside of the Earth) · bg извънзе́мен (originating from outside of the Earth) · uk неземни́й (originating from outside of the Earth) · tg берун аз Замин (originating from outside of the Earth) · uk іншоплане́тний (originating from outside of the Earth) · da udenjordisk (originating from outside of the Earth) · es alienígena (originating from outside of the Earth) · fi avaruus- (originating from outside of the Earth) · oc extraterrèstre (originating from outside of the Earth) · nl buitenaards (originating from outside of the Earth) · uk позазе́мний (originating from outside of the Earth) · ja 地球外 (originating from outside of the Earth) · lt nežemiškas (originating from outside of the Earth) · la extrāterrestriālis (originating from outside of the Earth) · sh vanzemàljski (originating from outside of the Earth) · nb utenomjordisk (originating from outside of the Earth) · hy այլմոլորակային (originating from outside of the Earth) · ky Жерден тышкаркы (originating from outside of the Earth) · fr extraterrestre (originating from outside of the Earth) · ka არამიწიერი (originating from outside of the Earth) · cs mimozemský (originating from outside of the Earth) · fa فرازمینی (originating from outside of the Earth) · be іншаплане́тны (originating from outside of the Earth) · ru внеземно́й (originating from outside of the Earth) · gv neuhallooinagh (originating from outside of the Earth) · pt extraterrestre (originating from outside of the Earth) · es extraterrestre (originating from outside of the Earth) · uz yerdan tashqaridagi (originating from outside of the Earth) · de extraterrestrisch (originating from outside of the Earth) · tr uzaylı (originating from outside of the Earth) · eo ekstertera (originating from outside of the Earth) · sq jashtëtokësor (originating from outside of the Earth) · la extrā terram (originating from outside of the Earth) · be іншаплянэ́тны (originating from outside of the Earth) · gl extraterrestre (originating from outside of the Earth) · ast estraterrestre (originating from outside of the Earth) · kk Жерден тыс (originating from outside of the Earth) · be пазазямны́ (originating from outside of the Earth) · hi परग्रही (originating from outside of the Earth) · ko 외계의 (originating from outside of the Earth) · ro extraterestru (originating from outside of the Earth) · pl pozaziemski (originating from outside of the Earth) · sco extraeterrestrial (originating from outside of the Earth) · lv ārpuszemes (originating from outside of the Earth) · vi ngoài Trái Đất (originating from outside of the Earth) · sv utomjordisk (originating from outside of the Earth) · sh izvanzemàljskī (originating from outside of the Earth) · la extrāterrestris (originating from outside of the Earth) · sh изванзема̀љскӣ (originating from outside of the Earth) · ko 지구밖 (originating from outside of the Earth) · tg хориҷи Замин (originating from outside of the Earth) · ru неземно́й (originating from outside of the Earth) · ca extraterrestre (originating from outside of the Earth) · hu földönkívüli (originating from outside of the Earth)