trans-

See also: trans, trans., and trans*

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. Extending across, through, or over.

   transnational, transregional, transamerican

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

   transalpine

3. (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.)
4. Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.

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

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

Coordinate terms

• dia-
• epi-

Derived terms

English words prefixed with trans-

Related terms

• intra-
• inter-
• supra-

Translations

across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of

• Armenian: անդր (hy) (andr)
• Asturian: tres-
• Breton: treuz-
• Catalan: trans- (ca)
• Czech: prů-, přes-
• Dutch: trans- (nl)
• Finnish: läpi-, trans- (fi)
• French: trans- (fr)
• Galician: trans- (gl), tras-
• German: trans- (de)
• Greek: δια- (el) (dia-)
• Hungarian: transz-

• Indonesian: trans-
• Irish: tras-
• Italian: tras- (it)
• Japanese: 超 (ja) (ちょう, chō), トランス (ja) (toransu)
• Malay: trans- (ms)
• Persian: ترا‎ (fa) (tarâ)
• Portuguese: trans- (pt)
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} dincolo de , ^{(please verify)} peste (ro), ^{(please verify)} prin (ro), ^{(please verify)} trans- (ro)
• Russian: транс- (ru) (trans-), за- (ru) (za-), через- (čerez-), чрез- (črez-), пере- (ru) (pere-), пре- (ru) (pre-)
• Scottish Gaelic: trìd-, tair-, tar-
• Spanish: trans- (es), tras- (es)

See also

• trans

Anagrams

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

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Derived terms

Catalan words prefixed with trans-

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Prefix

trans-

1. trans

Dutch words prefixed with trans-

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Finnish

Prefix

trans-

1. trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Finnish words prefixed with trans-

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French

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Derived terms

French words prefixed with trans-

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Galician

Alternative forms

• tras-

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁans/

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Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Further reading

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

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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

Italian words prefixed with trans-

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Latin

Etymology

From trāns (preposition)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /trans/, [t̪rä̃ːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /trans/, [t̪räns]

Prefix

trāns-

1. through, across, beyond

Derived terms

Latin words prefixed with trans-

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Derived terms

Portuguese words prefixed with trans-

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans- (Cyrillic spelling транс-)

1. trans-

Derived terms

Category Serbo-Croatian words prefixed with trans- not found

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• tras-

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

1. trans-

Derived terms

Spanish words prefixed with trans-

Further reading

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