trans-

See also: trans, trans., and trans*

trans- - English

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
(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 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 terms prefixed with trans-

Related terms

Translations

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-, 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- (čerez-), чрез- (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

trans- - Catalan

Prefix

trans-

trans-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with trans-

trans- - Dutch

Prefix

trans-

trans

Dutch terms prefixed with trans-

trans- - Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈtrɑns-/, [ˈt̪rɑ̝ns̠-]

Prefix

trans-

trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with trans-

trans- - French

Prefix

trans-

trans-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with trans-

trans- - Galician

Alternative forms

tras-

Prefix

trans-

trans-

trans- - German

Pronunciation

IPA: /tʁans/

Prefix

trans-

trans-

trans- - Italian

Alternative forms

tras-

Prefix

trans-

trans- (all senses)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with trans-

trans- - Latin

Pronunciation

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

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.