matinal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French matinal, from Old French [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmætɪnl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmætənl̩/
Adjective
matinal (comparative more matinal, superlative most matinal)
- In the morning, relating to the morning.
- 1861, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, No. 47, September, 1861[1]:
- I was awakened, as usual, by the outcries of the refractory negroes receiving their matinal stripes in the whipping-house.
- 1877, May Agnes Fleming, Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters[2]:
- Kate stood by the window, looking out drearily at the matinal sunlight.
- 1919, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1917[3]:
- I might add, however, for your further information, that I think I shall not go to Bund-i-Kir, which looks too peaceful to disturb at this matinal hour, but there--on the western shore of the Ab-i-Shuteit.
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ti.nal/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
matinal (feminine matinale, masculine plural matinaux, feminine plural matinales)
- (relational) morning; matinal
- (of a person) who gets up early, who is used to getting up early, who likes to get up early
- Synonym: du matin
- être matinal ― to be a morning person, an early riser, an early bird
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Further reading
- “matinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ [ma.t͡ʃiˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tiˈnal/ [mɐ.tiˈnaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tiˈna.li/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: ma‧ti‧nal
Adjective
matinal m or f (plural matinais)
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
matinal m or n (feminine singular matinală, masculine plural matinali, feminine and neuter plural matinale)
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | matinal | matinală | matinali | matinale | |||
definite | matinalul | matinala | matinalii | matinalele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | matinal | matinale | matinali | matinale | |||
definite | matinalului | matinalei | matinalilor | matinalelor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matiˈnal/ [ma.t̪iˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ma‧ti‧nal
Adjective
matinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matinales)
Related terms
Further reading
- “matinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024