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''ラテン語:Fluctuat nec mergitur'' (Classical Latin: ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Tossed but not sunk". The motto has been used since at least 1358 by the city of Paris. * ''ラテン語:fluctuat'': the verb ''ラテン語:fluctuāre'' in the third-person singular of the indicative present tense in the active voice. ''ラテン語:Fluctuāre'' means "to be wave-like", "move up and down"; of persons and passions, "to be tossed about", "to waver". In English the verb ''ラテン語:fluctuāre'' became ''fluctuate''. The subject is not explicitly expressed, and can be inferred to be "he", "she" or "it". "She" is used in the English translation because ships and cities are traditionally regarded as feminine. * ''ラテン語:nec'': contraction of ''ラテン語:neque'', which is equivalent to ''ラテン語:et nōn'', meaning "and not", "and does not", "and is not", "nor". * ''ラテン語:mergitur'': the verb ''ラテン語:mergere'' in the third-person singular of the indicative present tense in the passive voice. ''ラテン語:Mergere'' means "to dip", "plunge into liquid", "immerse", "sink", "overwhelm". In English the verb ''ラテン語:mergere'' gave rise to ''merge'' as well as to ''submerge'' (literally "merge under", "sub-merge"). ==Motto of Paris== ''Fluctuat nec mergitur'' is the motto of Paris, France, translated "フランス語:''Elle est agitée par les vagues, et ne sombre pas''": "She is tossed by the waves but does not sink". This motto is present in the city coat of arms depicting a ship floating on a rough sea. Both motto and city arms have their origins in the river Seine boatsman's corporation; this powerful ''hanse'' ruled the city's trade and commerce as early as the Roman era.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paris.culture.fr/en/ )〕 Although this corporation through the centuries became an entity resembling more a municipal government than a trade organization, they maintained their original arms and motto, and it is for this that the ''Mairie de Paris'' bears them still today. It was made official on November 24, 1853 by the Baron Haussmann.〔 The motto appears on the coat of arms of the City of Paris, as well as on the official livery of the Paris Fire Brigade. Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, the Latin-language motto had a surge in popularity and was used in social media as a symbol of Paris resistance in the face of terrorism. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fluctuat nec mergitur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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