Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suda

/ˈsu.də/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: su-da
IPA: /ˈsu.də/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A comprehensive 10th-century Byzantine encyclopaedia, written in Greek, containing approximately 30,000 entries on historical, biographical, literary, and lexical topics from the ancient Mediterranean world.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Sūda, from Byzantine Greek Σοῦδᾰ (Soûdă).

Word Breakdown

Root: Σοῦδᾰ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsu.də/
British English: /ˈsuː.də/

Inflected Forms

the Suda (canonical) Souda (alternative)

Rhymes With

buddha bermuda judah barracuda garuda huda duda yehuda barbuda matsuda fukuda yasuda

Questions

How do you pronounce suda?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsu.də/.
What does suda mean?: A comprehensive 10th-century Byzantine encyclopaedia, written in Greek, containing approximately 30,000 entries on historical, biographical, literary, and lexical topics from the ancient Mediterranean world.
Where does suda come from?: Borrowed from Medieval Latin Sūda, from Byzantine Greek Σοῦδᾰ (Soûdă).

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