different between oceanus vs metis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (?keanós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /o??ke.a.nus/, [o??keän?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o?t??e.a.nus/, [??t?????nus]

Noun

?ceanus m (genitive ?cean?); second declension

1. ocean, sea

   Synonyms: mare, pontus

2. (Medieval Latin) any large body of water, including a channel or river

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Related terms

• ?ceanus

Descendants

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• métis (Canada)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me??ti?/, /me??ti?s/

Noun

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

metis (not comparable)

1. Of mixed heritage
2. Of Métis heritage.

Related terms

• Metis
• Mestee

Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ????? (mêtis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mi?t?s/

Noun

metis (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

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

Catalan

Verb

metis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of metre

Esperanto

Verb

metis

1. past of meti

Ido

Verb

metis

1. past of metar

Latin

Noun

m?t?s f

1. dative plural of m?ta
2. ablative plural of m?ta

Romanian

Etymology

From French métis

Noun

metis m (plural meti?i)

1. metis, half-breed

Declension