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See also: trans, trans., and trans*

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond).

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trans-

  1. Extending across, through, or over.
    trans- + ‎national → ‎transnational
    trans- + ‎regional → ‎transregional
    trans- + ‎American → ‎transamerican
  2. To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.
    trans- + ‎alpine → ‎transalpine
    trans- + ‎uranic → ‎transuranic
  3. (physical chemistry) A compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound. (Also used without the hyphen as an adjective; see trans.)
    transacetylase, tranexamic acid, transaldolase
  4. Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.
    transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia

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  • In the first two senses, "on the other side of", this prefix is usually attached directly to the word it modifies, or sometimes separated from it by a hyphen: transrhenane, trans-Neptunian.
  • In the sex- or gender-related sense, this prefix is attached directly to certain words, most notably transgender and transsexual. In other cases, the related standalone adjective trans is used: hence one speaks of issues facing the trans community and trans rights (not *transrights), etc. In particular, it can sometimes be considered offensive to write transman or trans-man, the preferred spelling being trans man (trans man). Compare cis- and cis.

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of chemistry, other side/beyond, gender): cis-

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond).

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trans-

  1. trans-

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Dutch

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trans-

  1. trans

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English trans-), ultimately from Latin trāns.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑns-/, [ˈt̪rɑ̝ns̠-]

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trans-

  1. trans- (all senses)

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin trāns. Doublet of très and trans.

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trans-

  1. trans-

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Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond).

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trans-

  1. trans-

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond).

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trans-

  1. trans-

Further reading

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  • trans-” in Duden online
  • trans-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch trans-, from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond).

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trans-

  1. trans- (all senses)

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond). Doublet of tra-, which was inherited.

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trans-

  1. trans- (all senses)

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Latin

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Etymology

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From trāns (preposition).

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trāns-

  1. through, across, beyond

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  • Before s, trāns- becomes trān-.
    trans- + ‎scandō (climb, ascend) → ‎trānscendō (climb over, cross, transcend).
    trans- + ‎scrībō (write) → ‎trānscrībō (transcribe, forge, transfer).
  • For some words, the prefix manifests as trā- far more often than as trāns-.
    trans- + ‎dūcō (lead, take) → ‎trādūcō (bring across), as opposed to trānsdūcō.
    trans- + ‎iaciō (throw, cast) → ‎trāiciō (throw across, throw over), as opposed to trānsiciō.
    trans- + ‎loquor (speak, tell) → ‎trāloquor (talk over, recount), as opposed to trānsloquor.
    trans- + ‎ (swim) → ‎trānō (swim across), as opposed to trānsnō.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond). Doublet of trás, which was inherited.

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trans-

  1. trans-

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond).

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trans- (Cyrillic spelling транс-)

  1. trans-

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Category Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with trans- not found

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Borrowed from Latin trāns (across, on the far side, beyond). Doublet of tras-, which was inherited.

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  • IPA(key): /tɾans/ [t̪ɾãns]
  • Syllabification: trans-

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trans-

  1. trans- (all senses)

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Swedish

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trans-

  1. trans- (all senses)

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