diaconessenhuis

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of diacones (“deaconess”) +‎ -en- +‎ huis (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.aː.koːˈnɛ.sə(n)ˌɦœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: dia‧co‧nes‧sen‧huis

Noun

diaconessenhuis n (plural diaconessenhuizen, diminutive diaconessenhuisje n)

1. a deaconess-house; a hospital operated by deaconesses and therefore originally of a Protestant orientation

Hypernyms

• ziekenhuis

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: Dyako