diacones
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French diaconesse, ultimately from Latin diaconissa. More or less equivalent to diaken + -es.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdi.aː.koːˈnɛs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dia‧co‧nes
- Rhymes: -ɛs
Noun
diacones f (plural diaconessen, diminutive diaconesje n, masculine diaken)
- (Protestantism) A deaconess, a female deacon.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: diakones
Latin
Noun
diācōnēs
- nominative plural of diāconon
- accusative plural of diāconon
- vocative plural of diāconon
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