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metis

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See also: METIs, Metis, métis, and Métis

English

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Etymology 1

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

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Noun

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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

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metis (not comparable)

  1. Of mixed heritage
  2. Of Métis heritage.
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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

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Noun

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metis (uncountable)

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

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Catalan

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Verb

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metis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of metre

Esperanto

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Verb

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metis

  1. past of meti

Ido

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Verb

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metis

  1. past of metar

Latin

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Noun

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mētīs f

  1. dative/ablative plural of mēta

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French métis.

Noun

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metis m (plural metiși)

  1. metis, half-breed

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative metis metisul metiși metișii
genitive-dative metis metisului metiși metișilor
vocative metisule metișilor