mestis
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French mestif, from Late Latin mixticius, from Classical Latin mixtus.
Adjective
mestis
- mixed-race or of mixed descent
Noun
mestis m (plural mestis)
- mixed-race person, or person of mixed descent
Descendants
- French: métis
- → English: Metis
- → English: Mestee
References
- Etymology and history of “métis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Noun
mestis c
- mestizo
Declension
| Declension of mestis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mestis | mestisen | mestiser | mestiserna |
| Genitive | mestis | mestisens | mestisers | mestisernas |
Anagrams
- mistes, teisms