noun greek

ptĭsăna

gen. ptĭsănae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

= πτισάνη (al. tisana).

Barley crushed and cleaned from the hulls; barley-groats; pearl-barley

Barley crushed and cleaned from the hulls, barley-groats, pearl-barley, Cels. 2, 18, 24; Mart. 12, 72, 5; Scrib. Comp. 93; Vulg. Prov. 27, 22.—

a drink made from barley-groats; barley-water; ptisan by extension

Transf., a drink made from barley-groats, barley-water, ptisan, Varr. ap. Non. 550, 19; Plin. 18, 7, 15, § 74.

Perseus ID: n39371 Key: ptisana