matin

Etymology

French, from Latin matutinum (“the morning”), matutinus (“of the morning”).

Adjective

matin (not comparable)

1. of or relating to matins

Noun

matin (plural matins)

1. (obsolete) morning
   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene v], lines 89–91, page 258, column 1:

     The Glow-worme ſhowes the Matine to be neere, / And gins to pale his vneffectuall Fire : / Adue, adue, Hamlet : remember me.

Anagrams

• Maint., Manti, manti

Verb

matin

1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of matar
2. third-person plural imperative form of matar

Noun

matin

1. Genitive singular form of matti.

Anagrams

• mitan, namit

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Matuta, Roman goddess of morning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɛ̃/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /ma.tẽ/
• Homophones: mâtin, mâtins (most accents)

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Further reading

• “matin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• maint, minât, mitan

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Alternative forms

• matîn (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. (Guernsey, continental Normandy) morning

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Noun

matin m (oblique plural matins, nominative singular matins, nominative plural matin)

1. morning