matin

See also: Matin, matîn, and mâtin

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English matyn, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”).

Adjective

matin (not comparable)

1. of or relating to matins

Etymology 2

From Middle French matin, from Latin mātūtīnum (“the morning”).

Noun

matin (plural matins)

1. (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

• foreday, morn; see also Thesaurus:morning

Related terms

• matinee
• matins
• matitudinal
• matutinal
• matutinary (chiefly US, rare)
• matutine

 

Anagrams

• tamin, tnaim, Maint., tna'im, Manti, manti, Mänti

Catalan

Verb

matin

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

Finnish

Noun

matin

1. genitive singular of matti

Anagrams

• minat, mitan, namit

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɛ̃/

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• (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) IPA^(key): /ma.tẽᵑ/, /ma.tẽ/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /ma.tẽ/
• Homophones: mâtin, mâtins (most accents)

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Usage notes

Matin connotes a specific moment in the morning, while matinée connotes the entire duration of the morning.

Derived terms

• au matin
• bon matin
• de bon matin
• du matin au soir
• étoile du matin
• matines
• petit matin
• réveil-matin
• réveille-matin
• tous les quatre matins
• un de ces quatre matins

 

Related terms

• matinée f
• matutinal

Further reading

• “matin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• maint, minât, mitan

Middle English

Verb

matin

1. Alternative form of maten (“to overpower”)

Middle French

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Norman

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
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 534:

     Si le soleil est rouage au sèr, / Ch'est pour biau temps aver, / S'il est rouage au matin, / Ch'est la mare au chemin.

     If the sun is red in the evening, it is a sign of fine weather, but when he is red in the morning, you may expect pools of water on the road.

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Old French

Noun

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

1. morning

Synonyms

• matinee