matin

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See also: Matin, matîn, and mâtin

English

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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matin (not comparable)

  1. of or relating to matins

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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matin (plural matins)

  1. (obsolete) morning
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Catalan

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Verb

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matin

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

Finnish

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Noun

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matin

  1. genitive singular of matti

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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matin m (plural matins)

  1. morning

Usage notes

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

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Verb

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matin

  1. Alternative form of maten (to overpower)

Middle French

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Noun

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matin m (plural matins)

  1. morning

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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matin m (plural matins)

  1. morning

Old French

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Noun

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

  1. morning

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