LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cataphractus1

cataphractus (feminine cataphracta, neuter cataphractum)
Classical[ka.taˈpʰrak.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.taˈfrak.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewearing armor, mailed

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecataphractuscataphractacataphractum
genitivecataphractīcataphractaecataphractī
dativecataphractōcataphractaecataphractō
accusativecataphractumcataphractamcataphractum
ablativecataphractōcataphractācataphractō
vocativecataphractecataphractacataphractum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecataphractīcataphractaecataphracta
genitivecataphractōrumcataphractārumcataphractōrum
dativecataphractīscataphractīscataphractīs
accusativecataphractōscataphractāscataphracta
ablativecataphractīscataphractīscataphractīs
vocativecataphractīcataphractaecataphracta

cătăphractus, a, um, adj., = κατάφρακτος,
I. mailed, in mail (of soldiers and their horses), Sall. ap. Non. p. 556, 16 sq. (id. H. 4, 57 Dietsch).—As subst.: cătă-phracti, ōrum, m., mailed soldiers, Sisenn. ap. Non. 1. 1.: loricatos, quos cataphractos vocant, Liv. 35, 48, 3; 37, 40, 5 al.; Prop. 3 (4), 12, 12; Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 770; Front. Princ. Hist. 5, p. 247 Nieb.; Inscr. Orell. 804.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek καταφράσσειν(kataphrássein)
  2. Ancient Greek -τος(-tos)
  3. Latincataphractus

Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos)bor. Latin cataphractus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos, “covered; mailed”).

Descendants
  • Italiancatafratto

In English words that came into English from cataphractus

  • cataphractcataphractus
noun · masculinesecond declension
cataphractus2
cataphractus m (genitive cataphractī)
Classical[ka.taˈpʰrak.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.taˈfrak.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea soldier clad in mail

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecataphractuscataphractī
genitivecataphractīcataphractōrum
dativecataphractōcataphractīs
accusativecataphractumcataphractōs
ablativecataphractōcataphractīs
vocativecataphractecataphractī

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek καταφράσσειν(kataphrássein)
  2. Ancient Greek -τος(-tos)
  3. Latincataphractus

Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos)bor. Latin cataphractus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos, “covered; mailed”).

Quick answers

What does cataphractus mean in Latin?
cataphractus, a adjective, means “wearing armor, mailed”.
How do you pronounce cataphractus?
In classical Latin, [ka.taˈpʰrak.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.taˈfrak.tus].
Where does cataphractus come from?
Ancient Greek καταφράσσειν (kataphrássein) → Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) → Latin cataphractus.