mâtin
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French mastin, inherited from Vulgar Latin *māns(u)etīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Classical Latin mānsuētus (“tamed”). Cognate to English mastiff.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mâtin m (plural mâtins)
- guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff
- (colloquial) sly old dog, cunning devil
Derived terms edit
Interjection edit
mâtin
- (archaic) Good Lord!, I say!
Further reading edit
- “mâtin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.