mattress
English
/ˈmætɹɪs/
noun
Definitions
- A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.
- A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
Etymology
Derived from Middle English materas 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
- mattressed English
- mattresslike English
- mattressy English
- *natta Latin
- matta Latin
- materasso Italian
- materazzo Italian
- mata Spanish, Castilian
- madrass Norwegian Bokmål
- matta Swedish
- madrass Norwegian Nynorsk
- meatte Old English
- materas Middle English
- måtte Danish
- مَطْرَح Arabic
- مَطْرَح Arabic
- materas Old French
- matras Old French
- almadraque Galician
- matte Middle Dutch
- matta Old High German
- matracis Latvian
- mata Old Portuguese
- matte Middle Low German
- meturã Aromanian
- 매트리스 Korean
- matalasi Swati
- mata Sardinian