catafratto

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Italian[edit]

Rievocazione storica di un cavaliere catafratto – Historical reenactment of a cataphract

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cataphractus, from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.taˈfrat.to/
  • Rhymes: -atto
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧fràt‧to

Adjective[edit]

catafratto (feminine catafratta, masculine plural catafratti, feminine plural catafratte)

  1. covered in armor

Noun[edit]

catafratto m (plural catafratti)

  1. (historical, military) cataphract

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