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5-letter words (4 found)

RANTS,STARN,TARNS,TRANS,

4-letter words (13 found)

ANTS,ARTS,NATS,RANT,RAST,RATS,SANT,SNAR,STAR,TANS,TARN,TARS,TSAR,

3-letter words (16 found)

ANS,ANT,ARS,ART,ATS,NAS,NAT,RAN,RAS,RAT,SAN,SAR,SAT,TAN,TAR,TAS,

2-letter words (7 found)

AN,AR,AS,AT,NA,ST,TA,

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All 5 letters words made out of trans

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Definitions and meaning of trans

trans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹænz/
  • Rhymes: -ænz

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin trāns (on the other side of).

Adjective

trans (not comparable)

  1. (physical chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.
  2. (physical chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are on opposite sides of the central atom.
  3. (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Usage notes

Compare trans- and its usage notes.

Antonyms
  • cis
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of transgender or transsexual (ultimately from Latin trāns).

Adjective

trans (not comparable)

  1. Transgender or transsexual.
  2. Alternative form of trans* (having any gender identity other than cisgender)
Usage notes

Compare trans- and its usage notes; see also trans*.

Derived terms
Related terms
  • transgender
  • transsexual
  • transvestite
Translations
See also
  • LGBTQ2
  • LGBTQI
  • LGBTQ
  • LGBT
  • non-binary

Noun

trans (plural transes)

  1. (informal, sometimes offensive, sometimes humorous) A trans person.
Derived terms

Verb

trans (third-person singular simple present transes, present participle transing, simple past and past participle transed)

  1. (transitive, chiefly humorous or social sciences) To cause to cross from one side to another of (gender, sex or similar).
  2. (transitive, Internet slang, offensive or humorous) To render (someone) transgender.
    Synonym: trans someone's gender
  3. (intransitive, Internet slang, offensive or humorous) To become transgender.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Clipping.

Noun

trans (plural transes)

  1. Clipping of transaction.
  2. Clipping of transmission.
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Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

trans

  1. plural of tran

References

  • “trans”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • trans in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
  • “trans”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtrans]

Noun

trans m inan

  1. trance

Declension

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin trāns (across, beyond), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (through, throughout, over). Doublet of tra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [trans]
  • Audio:
  • Hyphenation: trans

Preposition

trans

  1. across, on the other side of
  2. over

Antonyms

  • cis (on this side of)
  • maltrans (on this side of)

See also

  • apud (beside)

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English trans, a clipping of English transgender.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑns/, [ˈt̪rɑ̝ns̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑns
  • Syllabification(key): trans

Adjective

trans (not comparable)

  1. trans, transgender
    Synonyms: transsukupuolinen, (dated) transseksuaalinen

Usage notes

The adjective is mostly used predicatively. When an attribute, it is usually prefixed, so that *trans mies becomes transmies (transman).

Declension

Indeclinable.

See also

  • transseksuaali
  • transu

French

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin trāns. Doublet of très.

Adjective

trans (invariable)

  1. (chemistry) trans
Related terms
  • trans-

Etymology 2

Noun

trans m or f by sense (plural trans)

  1. transsexual

Adjective

trans (invariable)

  1. transsexual

Further reading

  • “trans”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

From English trans. Within German, analyzable as a shortening of transgender, transident or transgeschlechtlich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁans/

Adjective

trans (indeclinable)

  1. (slang) trans, transgender
    Synonyms: transgender, transgeschlechtlich, transident
    Antonym: cis
    trans Persontrans person

Usage notes

  • The adjective is usually treated as invariable, thus neither declined forms nor comparation forms are used.
  • Compare usage notes at English trans- for usage of a standalone adjective trans vs. a prefix trans-.

Declension

Indeclinable.

Related terms

  • trans-
  • transgender
  • Transe

Further reading

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

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto trans, from Latin trans. Not to be confused with the paronym tra.

Preposition

trans

  1. on the other side of, beyond, across

Derived terms

  • transe (beyond)
  • transajo (object on the other side)
  • trans-

Synonyms

  • dop (behind, after)

Antonyms

  • cis (on this side of)

Paronyms

  • tra (through)

Interlingua

Preposition

trans

  1. across

Italian

Etymology

See English trans.

Noun

trans m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. transsexual

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *trānts, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-n̥ts, from *terh₂- (through, throughout, over). Cognate with English through, Scots throch (through), West Frisian troch (through), Dutch door (through), German durch (through), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh, through), Albanian tërthor (through, around), Welsh tra (through). See also thorough.

The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional. Compare Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /trans/, [t̪rä̃ːs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /trans/, [t̪räns]
  • Rhymes: -ãːs

Preposition

trāns (+ accusative)

  1. across, beyond

Derived terms

  • trāns-
  • trānstrum

Descendants

See also

  • meta (Greek)

References

  • trans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • trans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • trans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • trans in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Middle English

Noun

trans

  1. Alternative form of traunce

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French transe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trans/
  • Rhymes: -ans
  • Syllabification: trans

Noun

trans m inan

  1. trance (dazed or unconscious condition)
  2. trance (state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention)
  3. (psychology) trance (such a state induced by hypnosis)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • trans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trans in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Adjective

trans (invariable)

  1. Clipping of transexual.
  2. Clipping of transgênero, transgénero.

Noun

trans m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Clipping of transexual.
  2. Clipping of transgênero, transgénero.

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of transexual.

Adjective

trans (invariable)

  1. transgender, trans

Derived terms

Swedish

Noun

trans c

  1. trance

Anagrams

  • snart

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɯˈɾɑns/, [t̪ʰɯˈɾ̞ɑn̪s̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑns
  • Hyphenation: t‧rans

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English trans

Adjective

trans

  1. (LGBT) Transexual (person)
    Synonym: transseksüel

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French transe

Noun

trans (definite accusative transı, plural translar)

  1. (spiritualism) the hypnotic state a medium or a sorcerer enters when they are communicating with or entering the spiritual or the mystical realm, trance
Declension

Related terms

  • transseksüel
  • transa geçmek
  • transa girmek
  • trans hâli

Source: wiktionary.org