matins

See also: Matins and mâtins

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English matyns, matynes, from Old French matines.

Noun

matins

1. Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.
   • 2017, Edward H. Roesner, editor, Ars antiqua: Organum, Conductus, Motet, Routledge, →ISBN, page 43:

     This chant was sung in many cathedrals both at First Vespers and at Matins for Christmas Day. In Notre Dame and many other churches, however, it was only performed at First Vespers.

2. Morning prayers.
   • 1819, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], Tales of My Landlord, Third Series. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], OCLC 277985465:

     The monk must arise when the matins ring, / The abbot may sleep to their chime; / But the yeoman must start when the bugles sing / ’Tis time, my hearts, ’tis time.

Alternative forms

• mattins

Translations

earliest canonical hour

• Catalan: matines (ca) f pl
• French: matines (fr) f pl
• German: Mette (de) f
• Greek: όρθρος (el) m (órthros)
• Hungarian: vigília, matutinum
• Latin: mātūtīnum n, vigiliae f pl (medieval)
• Middle English: matyns
• Russian: у́треня (ru) f (útrenja)

morning prayers

• Bulgarian: утринна молитва f (utrinna molitva)
• Greek: όρθρος (el) m (órthros)
• Italian: mattutino (it) m
• Portuguese: matinas f pl, matutinos (pt) m pl (archaic)
• Russian: зау́треня (ru) f (zaútrenja)

Etymology 2

Noun

matins

1. plural of matin

Anagrams

• MASINT, Mastin, Tamsin, manist, mantis, santim, stamin, tamins

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Catalan

Noun

matins

1. plural of matí

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French

Noun

matins m

1. plural of matin

Anagrams

• maints
• misant

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Gothic

Romanization

matins

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃

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Middle English

Noun

matins

1. Alternative form of matyns