ἐμύς
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
English (LSJ)
or ἑμύς, ύδος, ἡ,
A fresh-water tortoise, esp. Emys lutaria, Arist. HA558a8, al.; also ὁ, ib.600b22.
German (Pape)
[Seite 818] od. ἑμύς, ύδος, ἡ, Wasser- oder Sumpfschildkröte, Arist. H. A. 2, 15. 5, 33 u. öfter, mit schwankender Schreibung.
Greek Monolingual
η και ο (Α ἐμύς και ἑμύς)
νεοελλ.
ζωολ. γένος αμφίβιων ερπετών της οικογένειας τών τεστουδινιδών που περιλαμβάνει 10 περίπου είδη χελωνών
αρχ.
χελώνα τών γλυκών νερών.
Frisk Etymological English
-ύδος
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: sweet water-tortoise (Arist.) (in LSJ only in Suppl.)
Other forms: Also ἑ- (LSJSuppl.), m. and f. And ἀμύς id. Archig. ap. Gal. 12.575.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: S. Chantraine Formation 126 and 347; origin unknown. Sommer Lautstud. 100 derives it from ἐμέω because the animal, when breathing out below the water-level lets go continuously air-bubbles. But -ud- is not an IE suffix, so prob. a Pre-Greek word; s. Chantr. Form. 348 πηλαμύς "sans doute prèhellénique," χλαμύς "arrangement d'un mot emprunté.") Cf. Beekes Pre-Greek suff. -υδ-. It has apparently escaped researchers that there are two forms; this prob. points to Pre-Greek origin (Fur. 346f.), though I cannot explain the variation ἀ-\/ἐ-. There is no support for the suggestion that πηλαμύς is compounded with it (which would make no difference for the interpretation). - So not to Celtic with Stokes BB 21, 132.
Frisk Etymology German
ἐμύς: -ύδος
{emús}
Grammar: f.
Meaning: Süßwasserschildkröte (Arist.).
Etymology : Zur Bildung Chantraine Formation 126 und 347; Herkunft unsicher. Vermutung bei Sommer Lautstud. 100: von ἐμέω wegen der Gewohnheit des Tieres, während des Aufenthalts unter dem Wasserspiegel beim Ausatmen beständig Luftbläschen an die Oberfläche steigen zu lassen. — Keltische Kombination bei Stokes BB 21, 132.
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