metis

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

• métis (Canada)

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

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.

metis (not comparable)

1. Of mixed heritage
2. Of Métis heritage.

• Metis
• Mestee

From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

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

metis (uncountable)

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

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

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɛ.tis]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈmə.tis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈme.tis]

metis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of metre

metis

1. past of meti

metis

1. past of metar

mētīs f

1. dative/ablative plural of mēta

Borrowed from French métis.

metis m (plural metiși)

1. metis, half-breed