Σοῦδα

See also: σούδα and Σούδα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Byzantine Greek σούδα (soúda, “trench, ditch”), later "stronghold" (presumably of knowledge), the variant title Σουΐδας (Souḯdas) being the result of an error made by Eustathius of Thessalonica, who mistook the title for the author's name.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sûː.da/ → /ˈsu.ða/ → /ˈsu.ða/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sûː.da/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.da/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ða/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ða/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ða/

Proper noun

Σοῦδᾰ • (Soûda) f (genitive —); first declension

1. (Byzantine) the Suda, a 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia

Descendants

• Greek: Σούδα (Soúda)
• Latin: Sūda

Further reading

• Suda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia