metis

See also: Metis, métis, and Métis

English

Alternative forms

métis (Canada)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

metis

A person of mixed-race ancestry.
(chiefly Canada, US)
1. A person of mixed European and Indigenous descent.
2. A person who self-identifies as Métis.
(US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

Adjective

metis (not comparable)

Of mixed heritage
Of Métis heritage. Often capitalized.

Related terms

Metis
Mestee

Translations

a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent

Azerbaijani: metis
Chinese:
Mandarin: 混血兒 (zh), 混血儿 (zh) (hùnxuè'ér)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
French: métis (fr) m, métisse (fr) f
German: Mischling (de) m

Japanese: 混血児 (こんけつじ, konketsuji)
Mongolian: эрлийз (mn) (erlijz)
Romanian: metis (ro)
Russian: мети́с (ru) m (metís), мети́ска (ru) f (metíska)
Spanish: mestizo (es) m, mestiza (es) f
Turkish: kırma (tr), melez (tr)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

Noun

metis (uncountable)

(knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

Anagrams

MSTie, Times, e-stim, emits, i-stem, items, mites, setim, smite, stime, times

Catalan

Verb

metis

second-person singular present subjunctive form of metre

Esperanto

Verb

metis

past of meti

Ido

Verb

metis

past of metar

Latin

Noun

mētīs f

dative plural of mēta
ablative plural of mēta

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