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Metis en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /meɪˈtiː/ (usually)
• /meɪˈtiːs/ (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
   • Gabriel Du Pre is a Metis, a descendent^([sic]) of the Cree, Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes mixed with French. 2003, Joan Beam, Barbara Branstad, The Native American in Long Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography : Supplement, 1995-2002, Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press:
2. (Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent.
   • Malcolm Norris proposed that "if he has one drop of Indian blood in his veins and has not been assimilated into the social fabric of our civilization he is a Metis." 1991, Thomas C. Pocklington, University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements, University of Regina Press, page 14
   • He is a Métis, that is, the son of a white father and Indian mother. He has dwelt long in cities where Europeans have conducted business, and speaks English and French very well; the other two chiefs are a Negro and an Indian: […] 1912, Eugène Sue, Works of Eugène Sue: The wandering Jew, page 161:

Forms

Relateds

Michif

Synonyms

country born · half-breed · coloured · mixed-blood · Bois Brule · Bois Brulé

Translations (3)

crk âpihtawikosisâniskwêw (Translations) · crk âpihtawikosisân (Translations) · crk otipemisiwak (Translations)

Metis en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /meɪˈtiː/ (usually)
• /meɪˈtiːs/ (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee.

Meanings

1. (Canada) One of three recognized Aboriginal peoples of Canada, descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibwa, Saulteaux, and Menominee Aboriginal people with French Canadians, Scots and English.

Forms

Metis en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmiːtɪs/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μῆτις (Mêtis) from Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis, “wisdom”).

Meanings

1. (Greek) A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena
2. A satellite of Jupiter.
3. 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.

Deriveds

Metidian

Translations (20)

ja メティス (Asteroid) · cmn 木衛十六 /木卫十六 (satellite of Jupiter) · fr Métis (satellite of Jupiter) · ru Мети́да (in Greek mythology) · el Μήτις (in Greek mythology) · pt Métis (satellite of Jupiter) · ru Мети́да (satellite of Jupiter) · ko 메티스 (in Greek mythology) · nl Metis (in Greek mythology) · pt Métis (in Greek mythology) · grc Μῆτις (in Greek mythology) · it Meti (Asteroid) · it Metide (Asteroid) · ja メーティス (in Greek mythology) · nl Metis (satellite of Jupiter) · de Metis (in Greek mythology) · fr Métis (in Greek mythology) · ja メティス (satellite of Jupiter) · ru Мети́да (Asteroid) · cmn 穎神星 /颖神星 (Asteroid)