transseksulo

Esperanto

Etymology

From trans (“across”) +‎ sekso (“gender, sex”) +‎ -ulo (“person”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [transsekˈsulo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Hyphenation: trans‧sek‧su‧lo

Noun

transseksulo (accusative singular transseksulon, plural transseksuloj, accusative plural transseksulojn)

1. (LGBTQ) a transgender person
2. (LGBTQ) a transsexual person

Usage notes

Many transgender people prefer the neologism transgenrulo, while others consider that an anglicism. Still others prefer transgenra homo or transseksa homo, reflecting the idea that their gender does not define them as in other languages.