mestis

See also: mestís

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French mestif, from Late Latin mixticius, from Classical Latin mixtus.

Adjective

mestis

1. mixed-race or of mixed descent

Noun

mestis m (plural mestis)

1. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Doublet of mixtur.

Noun

mestis c

1. a mestizo

Declension

Declension of mestis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mestis	mestis
	definite	mestisen	mestisens
plural	indefinite	mestiser	mestisers
	definite	mestiserna	mestisernas

References

• “mestis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• mistes, teisms