transrhenane en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /tɹænzˈɹɛneɪn/
- /-ˈɹiːneɪn/
- /tɹɑːnz-/
Etymology
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- Latin Rhenus (Rhine) English transrhenane From trans- (“across, beyond”) + Latin Rhenus (Rhine).
Meanings
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From the eastern side of the Rhine; German.
In the Germania, then, the transrhenane environment consistently evades and confounds our gaze.
2014, Zoë M. Tan, “Subversive Geography in Tacitus' Germania”, in Journal of Roman Studies, 104, p. 199:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more transrhenane | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most transrhenane | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| trans-Rhenane | alternative | lexicographic |