Matratze

German

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): /maˈtʁat͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -atsə
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Noun

Matratze f (genitive Matratze, plural Matratzen)

  1. mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on)
  2. (vulgar, derogatory slang) clipping of Dorfmatratze: town bicycle

Declension

Declension of Matratze [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Matratze die Matratzen
genitive einer der Matratze der Matratzen
dative einer der Matratze den Matratzen
accusative eine die Matratze die Matratzen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Czech: matrace
  • → Belarusian: матрац (matrac)
  • → Kashubian: madraca
  • → Russian: матрац (matrac)

Further reading

  • “Matratze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Matratze” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtrat͡sə/

Noun

Matratze f

  1. plural of Matratz
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