diacones

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French diaconesse, ultimately from Latin diaconissa. More or less equivalent to diaken + -es.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.aː.koːˈnɛs/
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  • Hyphenation: dia‧co‧nes
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

diacones f (plural diaconessen, diminutive diaconesje n, masculine diaken)

  1. (Protestantism) A deaconess, a female deacon.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: diakones

Latin

Noun

diācōnēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of diācōn
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