English

Adjective

matin ‎(not comparable)

1. of or relating to matins

Noun

matin ‎(plural matins)

1. (obsolete) morning
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act I

     The glow-worm shows the matin to be near.

Related terms

• matins

Catalan

Verb

matin

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

Finnish

Noun

matin

1. Genitive singular form of matti.

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

matin m ‎(plural matins)

1. morning

Derived terms

Related terms

• matinée

Anagrams

• maint, minât, mitan

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

Occitan

Noun

matin m (plural matins)

1. morning

Old French

Noun

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

1. morning

Synonyms

• matinee