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/
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
  • Homophones: matin, matins (most accents)

Noun

mâtin m (plural mâtins)

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

Derived terms

Interjection

mâtin

  1. (archaic) Good Lord!, I say!

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