name
Meaning 1
plural of Matin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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matins
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/ˈmætɪnz/
noun
Meaning 2
Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.
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noun
Meaning 3
Morning prayers.
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of matin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
the first canonical hour; at daybreak
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: morning prayer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: canonical hour
History
Etymology
From Middle English matyns, matynes, from Old French matines.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: matines — earliest canonical hour
- French: matines — earliest canonical hour
- German: Mette — earliest canonical hour
- Greek: όρθρος (órthros) — earliest canonical hour
- Hungarian: vigília — earliest canonical hour
- Hungarian: matutinum — earliest canonical hour
- Latin: mātūtīnum — earliest canonical hour
- Latin: vigiliae — earliest canonical hour
- Macedonian: утрена (utrena) — earliest canonical hour
- Middle English: matyns — earliest canonical hour
- Russian: у́треня (útrenja) — earliest canonical hour
- Spanish: maitines — earliest canonical hour
- Bulgarian: утринна молитва (utrinna molitva) — morning prayers
- Czech: matutinum — morning prayers
- German: Matutinen — morning prayers
- Greek: όρθρος (órthros) — morning prayers
- Italian: mattutino — morning prayers
- Macedonian: утринска молитва (utrinska molitva) — morning prayers
- Portuguese: matinas — morning prayers
- Portuguese: matutinos — morning prayers
- Russian: зау́треня (zaútrenja) — morning prayers
- Spanish: maitines — morning prayers
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