emys

See also: Emys

English

Etymology

From the Translingual genus name Emys and its etymon, the Classical Latin emys, from the Ancient Greek ἐμύς (emús).

Pronunciation

Noun

emys (plural emydes)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.

Synonyms

  • (member of the Emys genus): emydian

Derived terms

  • emydian
  • emydosaurian
  • speckled emys

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἐμῠ́ς (emús).

Pronunciation

Noun

emys f (genitive emydos or emydis); third declension

  1. a species of freshwater tortoise, probably the European pond turtle
    • AD 77–79, Gaius Plinius Secundus (author), Karl Friedrich Theodor Mayhoff (editor), Naturalis Historia (1906), book XXXII, chapter xii:
      geminus similiter victus in aquis terraque et testudinum effectusque par, honore habendo vel propter excellens in usu pretium figuraeque proprietatem. sunt ergo testudinum genera terrestres, marinae, lutariae et quae in dulci aqua vivunt. has quidam e graecis emydas appellant.
      The tortoise, too, is an animal that is equally amphibious with the beaver, and possessed of medicinal properties as strongly developed; in addition to which, it claims an equal degree of notice for the high price which luxury sets upon its shell, and the singularity of its conformation. Of tortoises, there are various kinds, land tortoises, sea tortoises, tortoises which live in muddy waters, and tortoises which live in fresh; these last being known to some Greek authors by the name of “emydes.” ― translation from: John Bostock and Henry Thomas Riley, The Natural History (1855), book XXXII: “Remedies Derived from Aquatic Animals”, chapter xiv (iv): ‘The Tortoise: Sixty-Six Remedies and Observations’
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:emys.

Declension

Third declension, Greek type.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative emys emydes
Genitive emydos emydum
Dative emydi emydibus
Accusative emyda emydas
Ablative emyde emydibus
Vocative emy emydes
Third declension.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative emys emydēs
Genitive emydis emydum
Dative emydī emydibus
Accusative emydem emydēs
Ablative emyde emydibus
Vocative emys emydēs

Descendants

  • Translingual: Emys (genus)
  • English: emys

References

  • ĕmys in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ĕmys in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 587/3
  • emys” on page 606/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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