matin
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English matyn, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”).
Etymology 2
From Middle French matin, from Latin mātūtīnum (“the morning”).
Noun
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
- foreday, morn; see also Thesaurus:morning
Related terms
- matinee
- matins
- matitudinal
- matutinal
- matutinary (chiefly US, rare)
- matutine
Catalan
Verb
matin
- inflection of matar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
French
Pronunciation
Usage notes
Matin connotes a specific moment in the morning, while matinée connotes the entire duration of the morning.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “matin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Norman
Alternative forms
- matîn (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).
Old French
Noun
matin oblique singular, m (oblique plural matins, nominative singular matins, nominative plural matin)
Synonyms
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