tran

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of transgender, or (jocularly or seriously) a back-formation from trans mistaking it for a plural noun.

Noun

tran (plural trans)

  1. (informal, sometimes offensive, sometimes humorous) A trans person.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:tran.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

tran (plural trans)

  1. Clipping of transmission.

Anagrams

Drehu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʈan]

Verb

tran

  1. to plant

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German trān, of Old Saxon verb trahan. Akin to German Träne (tear) and Tran (whale oil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɑːn/

Noun

tran f or m (definite singular (feminine) trana or (masculine) tranen)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) cod liver oil

See also

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *trahnu, from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz.

Noun

trān m

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Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: trâen
    • Dutch: traan
      • Afrikaans: traan
      • Negerhollands: traan
      • West Frisian: traan (fish oil)
    • Limburgish: traon

References

  • trān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tran.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtran/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: tran

Noun

tran m inan (related adjective tranowy)

  1. fish oil

Declension

Further reading

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