LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

trānstrum

trānstrum n (genitive trānstrī)
Classical[ˈtrãː.strũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtran.strum]

Meaning

  1. crossbeam, transom
  2. thwart of a vessel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrānstrumtrānstra
genitivetrānstrītrānstrōrum
dativetrānstrōtrānstrīs
accusativetrānstrumtrānstra
ablativetrānstrōtrānstrīs
vocativetrānstrumtrānstra

transtrum, i, n. root tra-, to cross; cf. trans (cf. jugum).
I. In gen., a crossbeam, transom, Vitr. 2, 1; 4, 2; 5, 1 fin.; 10, 21; Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 123 al.; cf.: transtra et tabulae navium dicuntur et tigna, quae ex pariete in parietem porriguntur, Fest. p. 367 Müll.—
II. Esp., a cross-bank in a vessel, a bank for rowers, a thwart.—
B. Sing., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 51, § 135; Liv. Epit. 89; Pers. 5, 147.—Plur., Caes. B. G. 3, 13; Verg. A. 4, 573; 5, 663; Ov. M. 14, 534; Luc. 3, 543.

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 Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin trānstrum From trāns + -trum (“instrumental suffix”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetrasto
  • Portuguesetraste
  • Spanishtrasto
  • Spanishtraste
  • Asturiantraste
  • Asturiantrastu
  • Galiciantrasto
  • Galiciantraste
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalantrast
  • Catalantrasto
  • Middle Englishtrestfrom Old French trastre
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiantrasto
  • Venetantrasto
Borrowings
  • Englishtransomfrom Middle English traunsom
  • Bretontreustfrom Proto-Brythonic *trọstr
  • Welshtrawstfrom Proto-Brythonic *trọstr

In English words that came into English from trānstrum

  • transomtrānstrum
  • trestletrānstellum

Quick answers

What does trānstrum mean in Latin?
trānstrum, a noun, means “crossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel”.
What is the genitive of trānstrum?
The genitive singular is trānstrī. trānstrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce trānstrum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrãː.strũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtran.strum].