mâtin
See also: matin and matîn
French
Etymology
From Old French mastin, inherited from Vulgar Latin *māns(u)etīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Classical Latin mānsuētus (“tamed”). Cognate to English mastiff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.tɛ̃/, /mɑ.tɛ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophones: matin, matins (most accents)
Noun
mâtin m (plural mâtins)
- guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff
- (colloquial) sly old dog, cunning devil
Derived terms
- mâtineau
- mâtiner
Interjection
mâtin
- (archaic) Good Lord!, I say!
Further reading
- “mâtin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- maint, minât, mitan