LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
prefix

trāns-

trāns-
Classical[ˈtrãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtrans]

Meaning

  1. morphemethrough, across, beyond

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Inherited from Proto-Italic *trāns-.

Quick answers

What does trāns- mean in Latin?
trāns-, a prefix, means “through, across, beyond”.
How do you pronounce trāns-?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtrans].