transsaharien
French, adjective\tʁɑ̃s.sa.a.ʁjɛ̃\
transsaharien is spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-A-H-A-R-I-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 114,550th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transsaharien is a French adjective meaning “trans-Saharan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui traverse le désert du Sahara”.
What does transsaharien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
trans-Saharan
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui traverse le désert du Sahara.
noun: 1. Oiseau migrateur qui traverse le Sahara lors de leur migration
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transsaharien
- transsaharienne feminine
- transsahariens masculine plural
- transsahariennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transsaharien?
- \tʁɑ̃s.sa.a.ʁjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is transsaharien in French?
transsaharien appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).