Cataphracti

/ˌkætəˈfræktaɪ/ noun

Definition

An alternative Latin plural of cataphract, used in historical and military texts when referring to multiple armored cavalry soldiers.

Etymology

Latin nominative plural ending '-i' applied to 'cataphractus.' Common in Roman historical texts like those of Ammianus Marcellinus describing Persian armies.

Kelly Says

Roman military historians used 'cataphracti' when documenting their encounters with Sassanid Persian armies—these accounts became crucial military manuals for future generations!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
重裝騎兵
cher-zang ki-bing
ARالعربية
فرسان ثقيل
fursan thiqil
BNবাংলা
ঘোড়সওয়ার
ghor-so-war
CACatalà
cataphractes
kata-frak-tes
CSČeština
kataphrakti
kata-frak-ti
DADansk
kataphrakter
kata-frak-ter
DEDeutsch
Kataphrakten
kata-frak-ten
ELΕλληνικά
καταφράκτες
kata-frakte-s
ESEspañol
cataphracti
kat-a-frak-tee
FAفارسی
سواره‌نشینان سنگین
suware-neshinan sangin
FISuomi
kataphraktit
kata-frak-ti-t
FRFrançais
cataphractaires
kata-frak-tair
GUGU
સવાર
sa-var
HAHA
yan daba
yan da-ba
HEעברית
קאטאפרקטים
kata-far-kitim
HIहिन्दी
घुड़सवार
ghur-sa-vaar
HUMagyar
kataphraktok
kata-frak-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kavaleri berat
ka-va-le-ri be-rat
IGIG
ọkọ ala
ọ-kọ a-la
ITItaliano
cataphracti
kata-frak-ti
JA日本語
カタフラクト
kata-furakuto
KKKK
желтоқсан
jel-to-ksan
KMKM
អ្នកស្រុក
a-nk s-ruk
KO한국어
카타프락티
kata-ppak-ti
MRMR
मल्ल
mal-la
MSBahasa Melayu
kavaleri berat
ka-va-le-ri be-rat
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်ဖွဲ့
ta-p-hwe-pwe
NLNederlands
kataphrakten
kata-frak-ten
NONorsk
kataphrakter
kata-frak-ter
PAPA
ਸਾહਸ
sa-has
PLPolski
kataphrakci
kata-frak-ci
PTPortuguês
cataphracta
kata-frak-ta
RORomână
cataphracti
kata-frak-ti
RUРусский
катафракты
kata-frakty
SVSvenska
kataphrakter
kata-frak-ter
SWKiswahili
wapanda wa sila
wa-pan-da wa si-la
TAதமிழ்
வீரர்கள்
vi-ra-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
చక్రవర్తి
chak-kra-var-ti
THไทย
ทหารม้า
tha-han ma
TLTL
makatafrakt
ma-ka-ta-frakt
TRTürkçe
kataphraktlar
kata-frakt-lar
UKУкраїнська
катафракти
kata-frak-tyi
URاردو
خيل سوار
khi-l su-war
VITiếng Việt
kỵ binh hạng nặng
ky binh hang nang
YOYO
olúkọ́
o-lu-ko
ZH中文
骑重甲兵
qí zhòng jià bīng
ZUZU
amaqhawe
a-ma-qha-we

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