metis

See also: METIs, Metis, métis, and Métis

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meɪˈtiː/, /meɪˈtiːs/
  • Rhymes: -iː, -iːs

Noun

metis (plural metis)

  1. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
  2. (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative letter-case form of Metis (“a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent”)
  3. (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

Adjective

metis (not comparable)

  1. Of mixed heritage
  2. Of Métis heritage.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːtɪs/
  • Rhymes: -iːtɪs

Noun

metis (uncountable)

  1. (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

metis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of metre

Esperanto

Verb

metis

  1. past of meti

Ido

Verb

metis

  1. past of metar

Latin

Noun

mētīs f

  1. dative/ablative plural of mēta

Romanian

Etymology

From French métis.

Noun

metis m (plural metiși)

  1. metis, half-breed

Declension
Declension of metis
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) metis metisul (niște) metiși metișii
genitive/dative (unui) metis metisului (unor) metiși metișilor
vocative metisule metișilor
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