matyns

Middle English

Alternative forms

• matenes, matens, matenys, mateynes, mateyns, mateynys, matines, matinis, matins, matynes, matynez, matynnes, matynys, maytenys
• matyn (attributive)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French matins, plural of matin, from Latin mātūtīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtiːns/, /ˈmatins/, /-ɛs/

Noun

matyns (uncountable)

1. matins (earliest canonical hour)
2. A morning service preceding Mass.

Descendants

• English: matins

References

• “matī̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.