catafratto

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Italian

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. covered in armor

Noun

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catafratto m (plural catafratti)

  1. (historical, military) cataphract
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Further reading

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