cataphractaire
French, noun/ka.ta.fʁak.tɛʁ/
cataphractaire is spelled C-A-T-A-P-H-R-A-C-T-A-I-R-E (14 letters). Cataphractaire is a French masculine noun meaning “cataphract (soldier covered with a cataphract)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cavalier très lourdement protégé dont la monture était également recouverte de la tête aux pieds par une…”.
What does cataphractaire mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecataphract (soldier covered with a cataphract)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cavalier très lourdement protégé dont la monture était également recouverte de la tête aux pieds par une cotte de mailles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cataphractaire
- cataphractaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cataphractaire?
- /ka.ta.fʁak.tɛʁ/
- \ka.ta.fʁak.tɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cataphractaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.