# Suda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsu.də/ · frequency rank #86,805

## Definitions
1. 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/suda