matin

See also: Matin, matîn, and mâtin

English

Etymology

French, from Latin matutinum (“the morning”), matutinus (“of the morning”).

Adjective

matin (not comparable)

1. of or relating to matins

Noun

matin (plural matins)

1. (obsolete) morning
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene v], lines 89–91, page 258, column 1:

     The Glow-worme ſhowes the Matine to be neere, / And gins to pale his vneffectuall Fire : / Adue, adue, Hamlet : remember me.

Synonyms

• foreday, morn; see also Thesaurus:morning

Related terms

• matinee
• matins
• matitudinal
• matutinal
• matutinary (chiefly US, rare)
• matutine

 

Anagrams

• Maint., Manti, Mänti, manti, tamin

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Catalan

Verb

matin

1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of matar
2. third-person plural imperative form of matar

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Finnish

Noun

matin

1. Genitive singular form of matti.

Anagrams

• minat, mitan, namit

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Matuta, Roman goddess of morning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɛ̃/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /ma.tẽ/
• Homophones: mâtin, mâtins (most accents)

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Derived terms

• bon matin
• de bon matin
• du matin au soir
• étoile du matin
• matinal
• matinée
• matines
• petit matin
• réveille-matin
• réveil-matin
• tous les quatre matins
• un de ces quatre matins

 

Related terms

• matinée

Further reading

• “matin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• maint, minât, mitan

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Middle English

Verb

matin

1. Alternative form of maten (“to overpower”)

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Middle French

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

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Norman

Alternative forms

• matîn (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. (Guernsey, continental Normandy) morning

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Occitan

Pronunciation

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Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

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Old French

Noun

matin m (oblique plural matins, nominative singular matins, nominative plural matin)

1. morning

Synonyms

• matinee