| Full diacritics: μέταξα | Medium diacritics: μέταξα | Low diacritics: μέταξα | Capitals: ΜΕΤΑΞΑ |
| Transliteration A: métaxa | Transliteration B: metaxa | Transliteration C: metaksa | Beta Code: me/taca |
ης, ἡ,
A raw silk, Procop.Arc.25, Lyd.Mag.2.4, etc. (The etym. is unknown: an earlier Latin form mataxa in Lucil.1192, Vitr. 7.3.2 in the sense of 'floss', 'tow'.)
