matracis

Latvian

Matracis

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَح‎ (maṭraḥ, “place where something is thrown”), via some European language, probably German Matratze.

Noun

matracis m (2nd declension)

  1. mattress (large, soft pad on which a person can lie and sleep; usually part of a bed)
    piepūšamais matracis ― air mattress
    atsperu matracis ― spring mattress
    mīksts, ciets matracis ― soft, hard mattress
    matraču audums ― mattress fabric
    gultiņa zīdainim jābūt matracim, kas pildīts ar jūras zālēm vai astriem ― in the baby's bed there must be a mattress filled with seaweed or horsehair

Declension

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