Matratze
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German materaz, from Old French materas, from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ). The modern German form was influenced by older Italian materazzo and/or Medieval Latin matracium, from the same Arabic source. (The Old French form may have been borrowed via Italian, too.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMatratze f (genitive Matratze, plural Matratzen)
- mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on)
- (vulgar, derogatory slang) Clipping of Dorfmatratze: town bicycle
Declension
editDeclension of Matratze [feminine]
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editMatratze f
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