Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tran-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: tran-
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of trans- (“across, beyond”).

Etymology

Borrowed from assimilated form of Latin trāns (“across, on the far side, beyond”) before s.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: trāns

Inflected Forms

trans- (alternative)

Questions

What does tran- mean?: Alternative form of trans- (“across, beyond”).
Where does tran- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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