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diacones

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (Protestantism) a deaconess, a female deacon

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: diakones

Latin

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Noun

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diācōnēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of diācōn