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

English: Mestee, Metis (borrowed)
French: métis

References

“métis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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

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