English
kontakion
Kontakion comes from Byzantine Greek κοντάκιον.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κοντάκιονkontákion
- Englishearliest quotation 1988kontakion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κοντάκιονkontákion
- Englishearliest quotation 1988kontakion
Earliest quotation: 1988, Milorad Pavić, Dictionary of the Khazars: “When awakened, Kyr Avram sits in bed and, as…”
Every English word from Byzantine Greek κοντάκιον
Today it means
noun A form of hymn or poem recited as a dialogue between a chanter and the choir.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek κοντάκιον / kontakion