metic

English

Etymology

From Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtɪk/
(General American, weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtək/, [ˈmɛɾək]
(intervocalic alveolar flapping) Homophone: medic
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Noun

metic (plural metics)

In ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have citizen rights and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

Translations

resident alien in ancient Greece

Danish: metoik (da)
Dutch: metoik
Finnish: metoikit
French: métèque (fr)
German: Metöke (de)
Greek: μέτοικος (el) m (métoikos)
Ancient: μέτοικος (métoikos)
Italian: meteco m

Kabuverdianu:
ALUPEC: métiku m

Badiu: métiku m

Santiago: métiku m
Latin: metoecus
Portuguese: meteco m
Russian: мете́к (ru) m (metɛ́k)
Spanish: metic

Further reading

metic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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