trans-

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹænz/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Prefix

trans-

2. Extending across, through, or over.

   ‎trans- + ‎national → ‎transnational

   ‎trans- + ‎regional → ‎transregional

   ‎trans- + ‎American → ‎transamerican

4. To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.

   ‎trans- + ‎alpine → ‎transalpine

   ‎trans- + ‎uranic → ‎transuranic

5. (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

7. Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.

   transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia

Usage notes

• 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.

Synonyms

• (abbreviation) x-
• (across, through): dia-, para-, per-
• (to or on the other side of): para-
• (beyond): para-, hyper-, ultra-, out-, extra-, preter-
• (outside of): ex-, ecto-

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "chemistry"): cis-

Coordinate terms

• dia-
• epi-

Derived terms

Related terms

• intra-
• inter-
• supra-

Translations

See also

• trans

Anagrams

• Ranst, ranst, rants, snart, starn, tRNAs, tarns, trnas

Catalan

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

trans-

1. trans

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑns-/,

Prefix

trans-

1. trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

French

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Derived terms

Galician

Alternative forms

• tras-

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁans/

• (file)

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “trans-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Alternative forms

• tras-

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From trāns (preposition).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /trans/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /trans/,

Prefix

trāns-

1. through, across, beyond

Usage notes

• 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- + ‎nō (“swim”) → ‎trānō (“swim across”), as opposed to trānsnō.

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans- (Cyrillic spelling транс-)

1. trans-

Derived terms

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tras-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾans/
• Syllabification: trans-

Prefix

trans-

1. trans- (all senses)

Antonyms

• cis-

Derived terms

Further reading

• “trans-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Prefix

trans-

1. trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

References

• trans- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trans- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)