ἄλισμα
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)
τό, water-plantain, Alisma plantago, Dsc.3.152.
Spanish (DGE)
-ματος, τό
• Grafía: dud. graf. ἄλιμα Sud.s.u. ἄλειμμα
bot. llantén de agua, Alisma plantago-aquatica L., Dsc.3.152, Gal.11.861, Sud.l.c. (pero cf. ἅλιμος 2).
German (Pape)
[Seite 98] τό, eine Wasserpflanze, Diosc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄλισμα: τό, ἔνυδρόν τι φυτόν, Alisma Parnassifolia ἢ Plantago, Διοσκ. 3. 169.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: water-plantain, Alisma Plantago (Dsc. 3, 152).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Does not contain ἅλς. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 115.
