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名詞

fulmenta f (genitive fulmentae); first declension

1. alternative form of fulmentum (“prop, support”)
2. heel of a shoe
   • c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 718–724:

     Quid ego nunc agam,
     nisi uti sarcinam constringam et clupeum ad dorsum accomodem,
     fulmentas iubeam suppingi soccis? Non sisti potest.
     Video caculam militarem me futurum hau longius:
     Atque aliquem ad regem in saginam si eru’ se coniexit meus,
     credo ad summos bellatores acrem – fugitorem fore
     et capturum spolia ibi illum qui meo ero advorsus venerit.

     What do I do now, if not to pack my knapsack, fit my shield on my back, and let fasten the heels under the shoes? It cannot be stopped.
     I see myself as a military drudge in a future not far:
     My master stepping into the service and nourishment of some king, I believe that with the mightiest warriors he will be the foremost in retreat
     and will seize spoils where someone shall come against my master.