Etymograph

English

irmos

Irmos comes from Ancient Greek εἱρμός.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἱρμός
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014irmos

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἱρμός
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2014irmos

Earliest quotation: 2014, Derek Krueger, Liturgical Subjects: Christian Ritual: “Each ode has its own meter and tune called…”

Today it means

noun The initial troparion of an ode of a canon.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek εἱρμός / irmos