noun · masculinefirst declension
cataphractēs
cataphractēs m (genitive cataphractae)
Classical[ka.taˈpʰrak.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ka.taˈfrak.tes]
Meaning
- a coat of mail with iron scales
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cataphractēs | cataphractae |
| genitive | cataphractae | cataphractārum |
| dative | cataphractae | cataphractīs |
| accusative | cataphractēn | cataphractās |
| ablative | cataphractē | cataphractīs |
| vocative | cataphractē | cataphractae |
cătăphractes or -ta, ae, m., = καταφρακτής,
I. a coat of mail furnished with iron scales, Tac. H. 1, 79; Veg. Mil. 1, 20; acc. cataphracten, Tert. Pall. 4.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cataphractēs ae, m
, καταφράκτης, a coat of mail with iron scales, Ta.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταφράκτης (kataphráktēs, “protector, coat of mail”), from καταφράσσειν (kataphrássein, “to fortify, to protect”).
In English words that came into English from cataphractēs
- cataphractcataphractēs