Metz

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis).

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Metz

  1. The capital city of the Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
  2. A surname.

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Central Franconian

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From Old High German mezzisahs. The Central Franconian -t- might hint at an unshifted relict form; compare Middle Dutch and Limburgish 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 Metzeler (butcher) is also possible.

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Metz n (plural Metzer, diminutive Metzje)

  1. (Ripuarian, some dialects of Moselle Franconian) knife
    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

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Metz m

  1. Metz (the capital city of the Moselle department, France)

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German

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Metz n (proper noun, genitive Metz' or (with an article) Metz)

  1. Metz (the capital city of the Moselle department, France)

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Limburgish

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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *matisahs, equivalent to Mett +‎ Sachs.

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Metz n (plural Metzer, diminutive Metzke) (German-based spelling)

  1. knife

Portuguese

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Borrowed from French Metz.

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Metz f

  1. Metz (the capital city of the Moselle department, France)