Metz

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

• IPA^(key): /mɛts/
• Rhymes: -ɛts
• Homophones: mets, Mets

Metz

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

• Metzian

• Messine

• Mäz, Mäzer, Mäß, Mäßer, Mess, Messer (all Moselle Franconian)

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.

• IPA^(key): /mɛts/

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.

• IPA^(key): /mɛs/, (spelling pronunciation) /mɛts/

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• Homophones: mess, messe, messes

Metz m

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

• Messin
• messin

• IPA^(key): /mɛt͡s/

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

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

• Metzer
  • Metzerin

• Metzerwiese, Metzenhausen, Metzengerstein, Metzingen

• mets (Veldeke spelling)
• Mäts (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• Mätts (Eupen, alternative spelling)

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

• IPA^(key): /mɛt͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɛt͡s

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

1. knife

Borrowed from French Metz.

Metz f

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