matin
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English matyn, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”).
Adjective[edit]
matin (not comparable)
- of or relating to matins
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle French matin, from Latin mātūtīnum (“the morning”).
Noun[edit]
matin (plural matins)
- (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, [Act I, scene v], page 258, column 1, lines 89–91:
- The Glow-worme ſhowes the Matine to be neere, / And gins to pale his vneffectuall Fire : / Adue, adue, Hamlet : remember me.
Synonyms[edit]
- foreday, morn; see also Thesaurus:morning
Related terms[edit]
- matinee
- matins
- matitudinal
- matutinal
- matutinary (chiefly US, rare)
- matutine
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
matin
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
matin
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Matuta, Roman goddess of morning.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ma.tɛ̃/
audio (file) - (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) IPA(key): /ma.tẽᵑ/, /ma.tẽ/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /ma.tẽ/
- Homophones: mâtin, mâtins (most accents)
Noun[edit]
matin m (plural matins)
Usage notes[edit]
Matin connotes a specific moment in the morning, while matinée connotes the entire duration of the morning.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “matin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Verb[edit]
matin
- Alternative form of maten (“to overpower”)
Middle French[edit]
Noun[edit]
matin m (plural matins)
Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- matîn (Jersey)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).
Noun[edit]
matin m (plural matins)
Occitan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
matin m (plural matins)
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
matin oblique singular, m (oblique plural matins, nominative singular matins, nominative plural matin)
Synonyms[edit]
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