tranation

T1R1A1N1A1T1I1O1N1

noun

The act of swimming over.

OriginLatin tranare →
Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nountranation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe act of swimming over.

    In his Tranation he lookt about, and saw under him (though a farre off) his Lord upon Rosinante, no bigger than a Toad upon a Ducking-stoole.

    1654, Edmund Gayton, Pleasant Notes Upon Don Quixot

Origin

  1. Latintranare
  2. Englishtranation

From Latin tranare, transnare (“to swim over”), from trans (“across, over”) + nare (“to swim”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tarantinotarnation
Cite this entry
APA

tranation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranation

MLA

“tranation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tranation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranation.

Source: tranation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.