cataphractus

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos, covered; mailed).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cataphractus (feminine cataphracta, neuter cataphractum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. wearing armor, mailed

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cataphractus cataphracta cataphractum cataphractī cataphractae cataphracta
Genitive cataphractī cataphractae cataphractī cataphractōrum cataphractārum cataphractōrum
Dative cataphractō cataphractō cataphractīs
Accusative cataphractum cataphractam cataphractum cataphractōs cataphractās cataphracta
Ablative cataphractō cataphractā cataphractō cataphractīs
Vocative cataphracte cataphracta cataphractum cataphractī cataphractae cataphracta

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: catafratto

References

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  • cataphractus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cataphractus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cataphractus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.