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Metz
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metz-
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr Metz, from en la Mediomatrici (later Mettis).
Pronunciation
en /mɛts/
en ɛts 1
en mets Mets
Proper noun
en capital city dept/Moselle r/Grand Est c/France.
en locality in the carea/Armidale north-eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en.
Derived terms
en Metzian
Related terms
en Messine
Translations
the capital city of Moselle department, France
Akan: ak Mɛts
Catalan: ca Metz f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 梅斯 Méisī
Czech: cs Méty
Farefare: gur Mɛts
French: fr Metz
German: de Metz n
Rhine Franconian: gmw-rfr Meds Palatine
Japanese: ja メス Mesu
Latin: la Divodurum n, la Mettis f-p
Lithuanian: lt Mecas m
Marathi: mr मेस
Occitan: oc Mètz
Polish: pl Metz m-in
Portuguese: pt Metz f
Russian: ru Мец m
Yiddish: yi מעץ
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Mäz, gmw-cfr Mäzer, gmw-cfr Mäß, gmw-cfr Mäßer, gmw-cfr Mess, gmw-cfr Messer all Moselle Franconian
Etymology
From gmw-cfr goh mezzisahs. The Central Franconian -t- might hint at an unshifted relict form; compare dum - and li mets. However, the strong contraction may have led to irregular forms, particularly since this /t/ reaches further south than most relict forms do. Influence by the Latin word in gmw-cfr Metzeler butcher is also possible.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /mɛts/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n plural Metzer diminutive Metzje
gmw-cfr Ripuarian some dialects of _ Moselle Franconian knife
gmw-cfr Pass op, datt der Jong et Metz net en de Häng kritt. Take care that the boy won’t get his hands on the knife.
French
Pronunciation
Messe spelling pronunciation Metse
fr Fr-Metz.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Metz.wav <<France>> (<<Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Metz.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Metz.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Metz.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr mess messe messes
Proper noun
m
fr capital city dept/Moselle c/France Metz
Derived terms
fr Messin
fr messin
German
Pronunciation
de /mɛt͡s/
Proper noun
toponym
de capital city dept/Moselle c/France Metz
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Metzer
de Metzerin
Related terms
de Metzerwiese, de Metzenhausen, de Metzengerstein, de Metzingen
Limburgish
Alternative forms
li mets Veldeke
li Mäts rhedok
li Mätts Eupen alternative spelling
Etymology
li ine-pro *meh₂d- (wet) *sek-
li gem-pro
li gmw-pro *matisahs, equivalent to li Mett Sachs.
Pronunciation
li /mɛt͡s/
li ɛt͡s 1
Noun
li noun n plural Metzer diminutive Metzke li sp-DE
knife
li Cutlery Weapons
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml mütze mütze, mutze, mutse, mötze, from pdt la-med almutia hood, cowl. Cognate with de Mütze.
Noun
f Metzen
cap
Derived terms
pdt Fruesmetz Kjriejesmetz Kruzhelmetz Nonnemetz Schiltmetz Schlopmetz Zippelmetz
pdt Headwear
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor fr:Metz + 1
Proper noun
f
pt capital city dept/Moselle c/France Metz