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trans-

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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. [from 17th c.]
      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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    • (antonym(s) of chemistry, other side/beyond, gender): cis-

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    Catalan

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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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    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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    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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    Alternative forms

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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 the preposition trāns.

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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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      Etymology

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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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