Diakon

See also: diakon

German

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di̯aˈkoːn/
Rhymes: -oːn
Diakon (file)

Noun

Diakon m (strong or weak, genitive Diakons or Diakonen, plural Diakone or Diakonen, feminine Diakonin)

(Roman Catholicism) deacon

Declension

Declension of Diakon [masculine, strong // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Diakon	die	Diakone, Diakonen
genitive	eines	des	Diakons, Diakonen	der	Diakone, Diakonen
dative	einem	dem	Diakon, Diakonen	den	Diakonen
accusative	einen	den	Diakon, Diakonen	die	Diakone, Diakonen

Derived terms

Diakonat
Subdiakon
diakonisch

Further reading

“Diakon” in Duden online
“Diakon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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