travesti
See also: travestí and travestì
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁa.vɛs.ti/
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Noun
travesti m (plural travestis)
- transvestite
Derived terms
- travestissement
- travestisme
Descendants
- → Greek: τραβεστί m or f (travestí)
- → Portuguese: travesti f
- → Spanish: travesti m or f
- → Turkish: travesti
Participle
travesti (feminine travestie, masculine plural travestis, feminine plural travesties)
- past participle of travestir
Further reading
- “travesti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- vitrâtes
Italian
Verb
travesti
- inflection of travestire:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- traviste
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French travesti.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.vesˈt͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tɾa.veʃˈt͡ʃi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾaˈvɛʃ.ti/, /tɾa.vɛʃˈti/
Noun
travesti f or (usually offensive) m (plural travestis)
- transvestite; cross-dresser (person, almost always a man, who wears clothing of the opposite sex)
Usage notes
- The word travesti is sometimes used in the masculine form but this is almost always considered offensive.
- While the word literally means cross-dresser it is almost never used to refer to AFABs who dress as men.
Related terms
- travestir
Romanian
Etymology
From French travestir.
Verb
a travesti (third-person singular present travestește, past participle travestit) 4th conj.
- to disguise
Conjugation
conjugation of travesti (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
| infinitive | a travesti | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | travestind | ||||||
| past participle | travestit | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | travestesc | travestești | travestește | travestim | travestiți | travestesc | |
| imperfect | travesteam | travesteai | travestea | travesteam | travesteați | travesteau | |
| simple perfect | travestii | travestiși | travesti | travestirăm | travestirăți | travestiră | |
| pluperfect | travestisem | travestiseși | travestise | travestiserăm | travestiserăți | travestiseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să travestesc | să travestești | să travestească | să travestim | să travestiți | să travestească | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | travestește | travestiți | |||||
| negative | nu travesti | nu travestiți | |||||
Spanish
Etymology
From French travesti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾaˈbesti/ [t̪ɾaˈβ̞es.t̪i]
- Rhymes: -esti
- Syllabification: tra‧ves‧ti
Noun
travesti m or f (plural travestis)
- transvestite, cross-dresser
- Synonym: travestí
Noun
travesti f (plural travestis)
- (Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay) trans woman
- Synonym: mujer trans
Related terms
- travestir
Further reading
- “travesti”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Travestie, from English travesty, from French travestir. Doublet of transvestit.
Noun
travesti c
- travesty
Declension
| Declension of travesti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | travesti | travestin | travestier | travestierna |
| Genitive | travestis | travestins | travestiers | travestiernas |
Synonyms
- parodi
- pastisch
Related terms
- travestera
References
- travesti in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- travesti in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- travesti in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Etymology
From French travesti.
Noun
travesti (definite accusative travestiyi, plural travestiler)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) transvestite