Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octoechos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-toe-chos
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A liturgical book containing a repertoire of hymns ordered in eight parts according to the eight echoi (tones or modes), used in many rites of Eastern Christianity.

name

The eight-mode system used for the composition of religious chant in Byzantine, Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Latin and Slavic churches since the Middle Ages.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀκτώηχος (Oktṓēkhos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὀκτώηχος

Inflected Forms

Oktoechos (alternative)

Questions

What does octoechos mean?: A liturgical book containing a repertoire of hymns ordered in eight parts according to the eight echoi (tones or modes), used in many rites of Eastern Christianity.
Where does octoechos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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