def _nova_xlate_modnames(mod_names, name, fpath, suffix, mod, mode='mod_names'):
    """
        Translate (xlate) "service" into "/service"

        args:
            name   :- the name of the module we're loading (e.g., 'service')
            fpath  :- the file path of the module we're loading
            suffix :- the suffix of the module we're loading (e.g., '.pyc', usually)
            mod    :- the actual imported module (allowing mod.__file__ examination)
            mode   :- the name of the load_module variable being translated

        return:
            either a list of new names (for "mod_names") or a single new name
            (for "name" and "module_name")
    """

    new_modname = '/' + name

    if mode in ("module_name", "name"):
        return new_modname
    return [ new_modname ]