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): /maˈtʁatsə/
Matratze (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -atsə
Noun
Matratze f (genitive Matratze, plural Matratzen)
- mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on)
- (vulgar, derogatory slang) a promiscuous woman; whore; slut
Declension
Declension of Matratze
singular | plural | ||||
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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
- Dorfmatratze
Further reading
- Matratze in Duden online