matras
Afrikaans
/maˈtras/
noun
Definitions
- A mattress.
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish matras inherited from Middle Dutch matrasse derived from Old French materas derived from Italian materasso (mattress) derived from Arabic مَطْرَح (place where something is thrown).
Origin
Arabic
مَطْرَح
Gloss
place where something is thrown
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Matratze German
- coprimaterasso Italian
- materassabile Italian
- materassaio Italian
- materassificio Italian
- materasso Italian
- matras Dutch, Flemish
- матра́с Russian
- madras Danish
- مَطْرَح Arabic
- مَطْرَح Arabic
- materas Old French
- almadraque Galician
- matras Indonesian
- matrasse Middle Dutch
- matenas Norman
- materaz Middle High German