What does fulmenta mean in Latin?

fulmenta, a noun, means “alternative form of fulmentum (“prop, support”); heel of a shoe”.

What is the genitive of fulmenta?

The genitive singular is fulmentae. fulmenta is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [fʊɫˈmɛn.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fulˈmɛn.ta].

noun · femininefirst declension

fulmenta f (genitive fulmentae)

Classical[fʊɫˈmɛn.ta]Ecclesiastical[fulˈmɛn.ta]

alternativefemininealternative form of fulmentum (“prop, support”)
feminineheel of a shoe
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 foreWhat 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.c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 718–724

fulmenta, ae, f. contr. from fulcimenta, from fulcio (ante-class.),

I. a prop, support of a building, Cato, R. R. 14, 1.—

II. In partic., the heel of a shoe, Lucil. ap. Non. 206, 26; Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 94.