mâtin

See also: matin and matîn

French

Etymology

Inherited 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/
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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 Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

maint, minât, mitan

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