cataphract

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (historical) Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier's horse as well, especially the linked mail or scale armour of some eastern nations.
2. (broadly, obsolete) An outer covering of some fish resembling armour or plate.

Adj

Of a galley such as a trireme: with the upper tier of rowers shielded rather than exposed.

Concetti

armatura

Opposto di

aphract

sinonimi

suit of armour

coat of mail

body armor

suit of armor

body armour

Traduzioni

دِرْع جِسْمِيّ

دِرْع واقِي لِلْجِسم

مزْرُودة

panòplia

Cataphractaire

cataphractaire

cataphractaires

catafracta

armadura

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkætəfɹækt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin cataphractes (“suit of armour”), from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος (katáphraktos, “suit of armour”), from κατα- (kata-, prefix indicating a great degree or intensity) + φρακτός (phraktós, “protected; fenced in”) (from φράσσω (phrássō, “to fortify, secure; to fence in”)) + -της (-tēs, suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being).