metis

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis. ==== Alternative forms ==== métis (Canada) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (usually) /meɪˈtiː/, (rarely) /meɪˈtiːs/ Rhymes: -iː, -iːs ==== Noun ==== metis (plural metis) A person of mixed-race ancestry. (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”). (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon. ==== Adjective ==== metis (not comparable) Of mixed heritage Of Métis heritage. ===== Related terms ===== Metis Mestee ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmiːtɪs/ Rhymes: -iːtɪs ==== Noun ==== metis (uncountable) (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts. === Anagrams === EMT-Is, stime, Times, times, setim, MSTie, items, mites, et sim., e-stim, emits, i-stem, smite, STEMI == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈme̞.tis] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈmə.tis] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmɛ.tis] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈme.tis] === Verb === metis second-person singular present subjunctive of metre == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmetis/ Rhymes: -etis Syllabification: me‧tis === Verb === metis past of meti == Ido == === Verb === metis past of metar == Latin == === Noun === mētīs f dative/ablative plural of mēta == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French métis. === Noun === metis mixed-race person ==== Related terms ==== === References === Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 702 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French métis. Doublet of mistreț, which was inherited. === Noun === metis m (plural metiși) metis, half-breed ==== Declension ====