matracis
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Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ, “place where something is thrown”), via some European language, probably German Matratze.
Noun
[edit]matracis m (2nd declension)
- 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
[edit]Declension of matracis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | matracis | matrači |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | matraci | matračus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | matrača | matraču |
| dative (datīvs) | matracim | matračiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | matraci | matračiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | matracī | matračos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | matraci | matrači |