Contionary:mataın

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Via Goidelic matan, borrowed from Latin mātūtīna ("early").

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈmˠadˠənʲ/ [ˈmɒd̥ɘɲ]

• broad ending: /ˈmˠadˠənˠ/ [ˈmɒd̥ɐn]

Inflection of mataın

Ⅱ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	mataın(n)ɴ	matnaeʜ	mataınʟ	matanʟ
ᴘʟ.	mataınʟ	mataın(n)ɴ	matnaıb	mataınʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	matnaeʜ	matanʟ		matnaeʟ

Noun

mataın (runic:ᛚᛅᛐᛅᛁ)

1. The part of the day from dawn till noon; morn, morrow.

   fı da mhatnaıb ann - spanning two mornings.

2. The morning after a night of celebration or impotance.
3. The first meal of the day; a breakfast.
4. (dated) The earliest canonical hour; mattins.

   synonym: príobu

Adverb

ı mataın (runic:ᛂᛓᚭᛐᛅᛁ)

1. In the morning.
2. At breakfast.

See also

• uppa; máırech