matin meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

matin

adj

/ˈmætɪn/

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

of or relating to matins

noun

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

The Glow-worme ſhowes the Matine to be neere, / And gins to pale his vneffectuall Fire : / Adue, adue, Hamlet : remember me.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:

Synonyms: foreday, morn
Related terms: matinee, matins, matitudinal, matutinal, matutinary, matutine