"cis-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /sɪs-/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sis.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From the Latin preposition cis (“on this side of”). The earliest known use of the prefix relating to sexuality in any language was in a German-language book on sexology published in 1914. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest use of the prefix in the context of gender in English dates from 1994. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:der|la:cis}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cis-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cis-">, {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin, {{quote-book|de|author=Ernst Burchard|id=BV047570799|location=Berlin|page=32|pageurl=https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-713847/fragment/page=36|passage=Cisvestitismus, die Neigung, die Kleidung einer anderen Altersstufe, Volks- oder Berufsklasse des gleichen Geschlechts zum Zwecke sexueller Ent­spannung anzulegen, dem Transvestitismus verwandt (s. Verkleidungstrieb).|title=Lexikon Des Gesamten Sexuallebens|translation=Cisvestism, the tendency to don the clothes of a different age group, ethnic group, or profession of the same sex for the purpose of sexual relaxation, related to transvestism (see disguise instinct).|url=https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-713847|year=1914}} 1914, Ernst Burchard, Lexikon Des Gesamten Sexuallebens, Berlin, BV047570799, page 32: Cisvestitismus, die Neigung, die Kleidung einer anderen Altersstufe, Volks- oder Berufsklasse des gleichen Geschlechts zum Zwecke sexueller Ent­spannung anzulegen, dem Transvestitismus verwandt (s. Verkleidungstrieb). Cisvestism, the tendency to don the clothes of a different age group, ethnic group, or profession of the same sex for the purpose of sexual relaxation, related to transvestism (see disguise instinct). Head templates: {{en-prefix}} cis-
  1. (geography) On this side of. Tags: morpheme Translations (on this side of): այսր- (aysr-) (Armenian), цис- (cis-) (Bulgarian), циз- (ciz-) (Bulgarian), ამიერ- (amier-) (Georgian), ცის- (cis-) [rare] (Georgian), zis- (German), cis- (German), cis- (Ido), cis- (Polish), cis- (Portuguese), цис- (cis-) (Russian), cis- (Spanish), cis- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cis--en-prefix-AB~vCOW7 Categories (other): Geography Topics: geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'on this side of': 95 5 0 0
  2. (physical chemistry) Forms names of chemical compounds in which two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound. Tags: morpheme, physical
    Sense id: en-cis--en-prefix-B3etBXYn Categories (other): Physical chemistry, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Chemical notation Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 17 46 18 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 18 48 16 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 20 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 49 21 23 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 9 47 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 47 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 53 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 46 22 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 49 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 36 29 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 38 27 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 5 39 28 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 40 26 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 39 25 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 42 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 39 28 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 39 26 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 47 21 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 36 29 30 Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 3 74 11 11 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (gender) Not trans. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-cis--en-prefix-F34A6alz Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 36 29 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 36 29 30
  4. (gender) Not trans.
    (by extension) Being, or pertaining to being, cis.
    Tags: broadly, morpheme Derived forms: cisman, ciswoman, cismale, cisfemale (english: more commonly spaced as cis man) [usually] Related terms: cis
    Sense id: en-cis--en-prefix-Nd3p9NaN Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 36 29 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 36 29 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Gender, Transgender Disambiguation of Gender: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Transgender: 0 0 0 0
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        "translation": "Cisvestism, the tendency to don the clothes of a different age group, ethnic group, or profession of the same sex for the purpose of sexual relaxation, related to transvestism (see disguise instinct).",
        "url": "https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-713847",
        "year": "1914"
      },
      "expansion": "1914, Ernst Burchard, Lexikon Des Gesamten Sexuallebens, Berlin, BV047570799, page 32:\nCisvestitismus, die Neigung, die Kleidung einer anderen Altersstufe, Volks- oder Berufsklasse des gleichen Geschlechts zum Zwecke sexueller Ent­spannung anzulegen, dem Transvestitismus verwandt (s. Verkleidungstrieb).\nCisvestism, the tendency to don the clothes of a different age group, ethnic group, or profession of the same sex for the purpose of sexual relaxation, related to transvestism (see disguise instinct).",
      "name": "quote-book"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Latin preposition cis (“on this side of”).\nThe earliest known use of the prefix relating to sexuality in any language was in a German-language book on sexology published in 1914. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest use of the prefix in the context of gender in English dates from 1994.",
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "cis- + Rhenane → cisrhenane (literally “on this side of Rhine”)",
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        "On this side of."
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        "(geography) On this side of."
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          "text": "cis- + gender → cisgender",
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        "Not trans."
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        "(gender) Not trans."
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          "text": "cis- + normativity → cisnormativity",
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        "(gender) Not trans.",
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "aysr-",
      "sense": "on this side of",
      "word": "այսր-"
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    },
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      "sense": "on this side of",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "amier-",
      "sense": "on this side of",
      "word": "ამიერ-"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "on this side of",
      "word": "cis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "on this side of",
      "word": "cis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "on this side of",
      "word": "cis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
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      "sense": "on this side of",
      "word": "цис-"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "on this side of",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "sense": "on this side of",
      "word": "cis-"
    }
  ],
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    "Oxford English Dictionary"
  ],
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}

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