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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English matyn, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”).
Adjective
matin (not comparable)
- of or relating to matins
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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , 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.
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Verb
matin
- inflection of matar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Finnish
Noun
matin
- genitive singular of matti
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Matuta, Roman goddess of morning.
Pronunciation
Noun
matin m (plural matins)
- morning
Usage notes
Matin connotes a specific moment in the morning, while matinée connotes the entire duration of the morning.
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Middle English
Verb
matin
- Alternative form of maten (“to overpower”)
Middle French
Noun
matin m (plural matins)
- morning
Norman
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Etymology
From Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).
Noun
matin m (plural matins)
- (Guernsey, continental Normandy) morning
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
matin m (plural matins)
- morning
Old French
Noun
matin oblique singular, m (oblique plural matins, nominative singular matins, nominative plural matin)
- morning
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