diff --git a/src/translator.ts b/src/translator.ts
index 07b9996e..2e86e9f2 100644
--- a/src/translator.ts
+++ b/src/translator.ts
@@ -218,15 +218,15 @@ export class SCThingTranslator {
    * All the values will be set to the known translations of the property/key name
    * @example
    * const translatedMetaDish = translator.translatedPropertyNames<SCCourseOfStudies>(SCThingType.CourseOfStudies);
-   * @param thing The thing whose property names will be translated
+   * @param type The type whose property names will be translated
    * @param language The language all property names will be translated to
    * @returns An object with the properties of the SCThingType where the values are the known property tranlations
    */
-  public translatedPropertyNames<T extends SCThing>(thing: T,
+  public translatedPropertyNames<T extends SCThing>(type: SCThingType,
                                                     language?: keyof SCTranslations<T>): T | undefined {
     const targetLanguage = (typeof language !== 'undefined') ? language : this.language;
 
-    return this.getAllMetaFieldTranslations(thing.type, targetLanguage) as T;
+    return this.getAllMetaFieldTranslations(type, targetLanguage) as T;
   }
 
   /**