matin
French, noun
matin is spelled M-A-T-I-N (5 letters) and appears 209 times per million words in written French, the 392nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matin is a French masculine noun meaning “morning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, mâtin is a different word: “guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Les premières heures du jour”.
What does matin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemorning
noun
- 1
masculineguard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff
- 2
colloquialmasculinesly old dog, cunning devil
interjection
- 1
archaicGood Lord!, I say!
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Les premières heures du jour. 2. Tout le temps qui s’écoule depuis le moment où le soleil se lève jusqu’à midi ; matinée. 3. En parlant des heures qui s’écoulent depuis minuit jusqu’à midi. 4. Commencement, début.
adverb: 1. Tôt ; de bon matin.
noun: 1. Gros chien de garde. 2. Personne désagréable et grossière, qu'on assimile à un chien de garde. 3. Personne ou animal qui a fait preuve de malice ou de hardiesse. 4. Enfant turbulent.
interjection: 1. Exprime la surprise, l’étonnement parfois teinté d’admiration.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of matin
- matins plural
- mâtins plural
- mâtine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to matin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matin in French?
matin appears 209 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).