matin
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
- inflection of matar:
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)