trans-
English
Prefix
trans-
- Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of.
- (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.)
- Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.
Usage notes
- In the first sense, "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 is now considered offensive to write transman or trans-man, the preferred spelling being trans man (trans man). Compare cis- and cis.
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Translations
across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of
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See also
Catalan
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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Prefix
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Galician
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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trāns (“across, on the far side, beyond”). Doublet of tra-, which was inherited.
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trāns (“across, on the far side, beyond”). Doublet of trás, which was inherited.
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Serbo-Croatian
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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trāns (“across, on the far side, beyond”). Doublet of tras, which was inherited.
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