transgender

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• Received-Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndə/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /tɹɑːnz-/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /tɹæns-/
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• General-American: /ˌtɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹ/
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• General-American: /ˌtɹæn(t)s-/
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• rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 N Z JH EH1 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree 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 trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English transgender The adjective sense is derived from trans- (“extending across, through, or over”) + gender, modelled after transsexual (adjective) and probably modified from transgenderism which was coined by the American psychiatrist John F. Oliven (1915–1975) in 1965; the terms transgender, transgenderal, transgendered, transgenderist, and similar terms arose in the decades after this. By the 1990s, the word transgender had acquired its current senses, and had also largely displaced the earlier term transsexual: see the usage notes. The noun and verb senses are derived from the adjective. Regarding noun sense 2 (“synonym of transgenderism”), compare transsex (noun).

151 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: transgenero — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Catalan: transgènere — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Esperanto: transgenra — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Esperanto: transseksa — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Estonian: transsoolisus — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Finnish: transsukupuolinen — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• French: transgenre — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• French: trans — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Galician: transxénero — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• German: transgender — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• German: trans — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• German: trans* — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• German: transgeschlechtlich — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Hungarian: transznemű — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Icelandic: transfólk — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Indonesian: transgender — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Irish: trasinscneach — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Italian: transgenere — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Javanese: transgèndher — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Javanese: transgènder — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Kazakh: трансгендерлық (transgenderlyq) — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Macedonian: трансро́дов (transródov) — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Māori: irawhiti — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Nepali: पारलैङ्गिक व्यक्ति (pārlaiṅgik vyakti) — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Newar: यितामि (yitāmi) — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Norwegian Bokmål: transkjønnet — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Norwegian Bokmål: transperson — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Norwegian Nynorsk: transkjønna — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Norwegian Nynorsk: transperson — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Polish: transpłciowy — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Portuguese: transgénero — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Portuguese: transgênero — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Russian: трансгендерный (transgendernyj) — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Sardinian: transgènere — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Scottish Gaelic: tar-ghnèitheach — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Spanish: transgénero — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Swedish: transsexuell — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Swedish: transperson — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Vietnamese: chuyển giới — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Vietnamese: hoán giới — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Vietnamese: đổi tính — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Welsh: trawsryweddol — (broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth
• Arabic: مُتَحَوِّل جِنْس (mutaḥawwil jins) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Arabic: مُتَحَوِّلَة جِنْس — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Arabic: عَابِر (ʕābir) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Arabic: عَابِرَة (ʕābira) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Bulgarian: трансджендър (transdžendǎr) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Catalan: transgènere — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Chinese Mandarin: 跨性別 /跨性别 (kuàxìngbié) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Dutch: transgender — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Finnish: muunsukupuolinen — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• French: transgenre — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Galician: transxénero — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Galician: transxénera — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• German: transgender — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• German: trans — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• German: trans* — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• German: transgeschlechtlich — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Greek: διεμφυλικός (diemfylikós) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Hebrew: טרנסג׳נדרי — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Hungarian: transznemű — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Ido: transgenra — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Italian: transgenere — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Japanese: トランスジェンダー (toransujendā) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Kazakh: трансгендерлық (transgenderlyq) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Korean: 트랜스젠더 (teuraenseujendeo) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Norwegian Bokmål: transkjønnet — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Polish: transpłciowy — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Portuguese: transgénero — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Portuguese: transgênero — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Romanian: transgen — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Romanian: transgender — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Russian: трансге́ндерный (transgéndɛrnyj) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Russian: транссексуа́льный (transsɛksuálʹnyj) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Sardinian: transgènere — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Scottish Gaelic: tar-ghnèitheach — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Serbo-Croatian: transrodan — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Serbo-Croatian: transrodna — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Serbo-Croatian: трансродна — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Spanish: transgénero — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Swedish: könsöverskridande — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Tigrinya: ስግረ ጾተኛ (səgrä ṣotäña) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Tigrinya: ስግረ ጾተኛዊት (səgrä ṣotäñawit) — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Welsh: trawsryweddol — of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female
• Finnish: transsukupuolisiin liittyvä — of or pertaining to transgender people, or their experiences or identity
• Hungarian: transznemű- — of or pertaining to transgender people, or their experiences or identity
• Kazakh: трансгендерлық (transgenderlyq) — of or pertaining to transgender people, or their experiences or identity
• Finnish: transsukupuolisille tarkoitettu — of a space: intended primarily for transgender people
• Hungarian: transznemű- — of a space: intended primarily for transgender people
• Finnish: transsukupuolisille sallittu — of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people
• Hungarian: transznemű- — of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people
• Arabic: تَحَوُّل الْجِنْسِيّ (taḥawwul al-jinsiyy) — transgender person
• Armenian: տրանսգենդեր (transgender) — transgender person
• Belarusian: трансге́ндар (transhjéndar) — transgender person
• Bengali: রূপান্তরিত লিঙ্গ (rupantorito liṅgo) — transgender person
• Breton: treuzrevelezh — transgender person
• Bulgarian: трансджендър (transdžendǎr) — transgender person
• Catalan: transgènere — transgender person
• Chinese Mandarin: 跨性別者 /跨性别者 (kuàxìngbiézhě) — transgender person
• Danish: transperson — transgender person
• Esperanto: transgenrulo — transgender person
• Esperanto: transseksulo — transgender person
• Estonian: trans inimene — transgender person
• Finnish: transihminen — transgender person
• Finnish: transsukupuolinen — transgender person
• French: transgenre — transgender person
• Galician: transexual — transgender person
• Georgian: ტრანსგენდერი (ṭransgenderi) — transgender person
• German: Transperson — transgender person
• German: Transmensch — transgender person
• German: Transgender — transgender person
• German: Transgenderin — transgender person
• Greek: διεμφυλικός (diemfylikós) — transgender person
• Hebrew: טרנסג׳נדר — transgender person
• Hungarian: transznemű — transgender person
• Icelandic: transfólk — transgender person
• Ido: transgenro — transgender person
• Italian: transgender — transgender person
• Japanese: トランスジェンダー (toransujendā) — transgender person
• Japanese: 性別越境者 (seibetsu ekkyōsha) — transgender person
• Kazakh: трансгендер (transgender) — transgender person
• Korean: 트랜스젠더 (teuraenseujendeo) — transgender person
• Latvian: transdzimums — transgender person
• Malayalam: ഭിന്നലിംഗർ (bhinnaliṅgaṟ) — transgender person
• Norwegian Bokmål: transperson — transgender person
• Polish: osoba transpłciowa — transgender person
• Portuguese: transgénero — transgender person
• Portuguese: transgênero — transgender person
• Romanian: transgen — transgender person
• Romanian: transgender — transgender person
• Russian: трансге́ндер (transgénder) — transgender person
• Russian: транссексуа́л (transseksuál) — transgender person
• Northern Sami: tránsaolmmoš — transgender person
• Scottish Gaelic: tar-ghnèitheach — transgender person
• Serbo-Croatian: трансродно — transgender person
• Serbo-Croatian: transrodno — transgender person
• Spanish: transgénero — transgender person
• Spanish: transgénera — transgender person
• Swahili: msenge — transgender person
• Swedish: transperson — transgender person
• Tigrinya: ስግረ ጾተኛ (səgrä ṣotäña) — transgender person
• Tigrinya: ስግረ ጾተኛዊት (səgrä ṣotäñawit) — transgender person
• Ukrainian: трансге́ндер (transhénder) — transgender person
• Ukrainian: трансге́ндерка (transhénderka) — transgender person
• Ukrainian: трансґе́ндер (transgénder) — transgender person
• Ukrainian: трансґе́ндерка (transgénderka) — transgender person
• Welsh: trawsrywedd — transgender person
• Yurok: wergern — transgender person
• Yurok: wrgrn — transgender person
• Finnish: vaihtaa sukupuolta — to change the gender of (someone)
• Finnish: vaihtaa sukupuolta — to change the sex of (someone)