diacones

Dutch

Alternative forms

• diakones (superseded)

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

• diaconessenhuis

Descendants

• Afrikaans: diakones

Latin

Noun

diācōnēs

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of diācōn