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)

  1. mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on)
  2. (vulgar, derogatory slang) a promiscuous woman; whore; slut

Declension
Declension of Matratze
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

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