matinee

See also: Matinee, matinée, mâtinée, and Matinée

English

Alternative forms

matinée (pedantic); mat (dated slang)

Etymology

From French matinée.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/

Noun

matinee (plural matinees)

A showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon.
(dated) A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.

Derived terms

Translations

a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon

Armenian: ցերեկույթ (hy) (cʿerekuytʿ)
Czech: matiné (cs) n
French: matinée (fr) f
German: Matinee (de) f, Matinée (de) f
Interlingua: matinée
Norwegian:
Bokmål: matiné m, matine m

Nynorsk: matiné m, matine m

Polish: popołudniówka (pl) f
Portuguese: matinê (pt) f
Russian: дневно́й сеа́нс m (dnevnój seáns)
Spanish: matiné (es)

Anagrams

etamine, mateine

Middle French

Etymology

Old French matinee.

Noun

matinee f (plural matinees)

morning

Descendants

French: matinée

Old French

Noun

matinee f (oblique plural matinees, nominative singular matinee, nominative plural matinees)

morning

Descendants

Middle French: matinee
- French: matinée
Norman: matinaïe (Guernsey)

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