Inherited fromOld Frenchmastin, inherited fromVulgar Latin*māns(u)etīnus(“tamed (animal)”), from ClassicalLatinmānsuētus(“tamed”). Cognate toEnglishmastiff.

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɛ̃/ ~/mɑ.tɛ̃/

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• Homophones:matin,matins(most accents)

mâtin m (pluralmâtins)

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

• mâtineau
• mâtiner

mâtin

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

• “mâtin”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

• maint,minât,mitan

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