extensas

Extensas is the feminine plural form of the adjective extensa in Spanish and Portuguese, meaning extensive, expansive, or broad. It is used to describe feminine plural nouns and phrases.

The form derives from Latin extensus, the past participle of extendere, and, through the evolution of Romance languages, acquires gender and number inflection to yield extensa (feminine singular) and extensas (feminine plural).

In usage, extensas is common in both languages. In Spanish, examples include zonas extensas (extensive zones), investigaciones extensas (extensive investigations), and ventas extensas (large-scale sales). In Portuguese, it appears with feminine plurals such as áreas extensas (extensive areas) and operações extensas (extensive operations). It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Grammatically, extensas emphasizes breadth or scope and can convey thoroughness. It contrasts with extenso (masculine singular) and extensa (feminine singular). A related fixed expression is em extenso in Portuguese or en extenso in Spanish, meaning “in full” or “in detail.”

Notable uses of extensas are generally as an ordinary descriptive adjective. When capitalized, Extensas may appear as a title, brand, or proper noun in specific contexts, but such uses are context-dependent and not part of the standard dictionary sense.

See also: extensa, extenso, extensión, em extenso.