trans-

See also: trans, trans., and trans*

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹænz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Prefix

trans-

Extending across, through, or over.
‎trans- + ‎national → ‎transnational

‎trans- + ‎regional → ‎transregional

‎trans- + ‎American → ‎transamerican
To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.
‎trans- + ‎alpine → ‎transalpine

‎trans- + ‎uranic → ‎transuranic
(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
Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual. [from 17th c.]
transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:trans-.

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, other side/beyond, gender”): cis-

Coordinate terms

dia-
epi-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with trans-

transautophosphorylation

Related terms

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- (fi), trans- (fi)
French: trans- (fr)
Galician: trans- (gl), tras-
Georgian: იმიერ- (imier-), ტრანს- (ṭrans-)
German: trans- (de)
Greek: δια- (el) (dia-)
Hungarian: transz- (hu), át- (hu), túl- (hu), között (hu), kívül (hu)
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- (ru) (čerez-), чрез- (ru) (črez-), пере- (ru) (pere-), пре- (ru) (pre-)
Scottish Gaelic: trìd-, tair-, tar-
Spanish: trans- (es), tras- (es)

Anagrams

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

Catalan

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

trans-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with trans-

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Prefix

trans-

trans

Dutch terms prefixed with trans-

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑns-/, [ˈt̪rɑ̝ns̠-]

Prefix

trans-

trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with trans-

French

Galician

Alternative forms

tras-

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

trans-

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁans/
Audio: (file)

Prefix

trans-

trans-

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with trans-

transfusi

transliterasi

transnasional

Italian

Alternative forms

tras-

Etymology

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

Prefix

trans-

trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with trans-

transdifferenziazione

Latin

Etymology

From the preposition trāns.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtrãːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪rans]

Prefix

trāns-

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.