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): /mɑ.tɛ̃/
Homophones: matin, matins (most accents)

Noun

mâtin m (plural mâtins)

guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff
(colloquial) sly old dog, cunning devil

Derived terms

Interjection

mâtin

(archaic) Good Lord!, I say!

Further reading

“mâtin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

maint, minât, mitan

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