außerordentlich
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From außer (“outside; besides”) + ordentlich (“orderly”). Compare English extraordinary.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯sɐʔɔʁdɛntlɪç]
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Adjective
außerordentlich (strong nominative masculine singular außerordentlicher, not comparable)
- extraordinary (not ordinary), exceptional
- Das war eine außerordentliche Gefahr.
- That was an extraordinary danger.
- outside of a set plan or order
- außerordentlicher Professor
- professor extraordinarius
Declension
Positive forms of außerordentlich (uncomparable)
Descendants
- → Russian: внеочередно́й (vneočerednój) (calque)
Further reading
- “außerordentlich” in Duden online
- “außerordentlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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