deagánach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish decánach (“dean”), from decán, from a conflation of Latin diaconus (“deacon, minister”) and decānus (“leader of ten people”).

Noun

deagánach m (genitive singular deagánaigh, nominative plural deagánaigh)

1. (Christianity) deacon

Declension

Declension of deagánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative deagánach deagánaigh Vocative a dheagánaigh a dheagánacha Genitive deagánaigh deagánach Dative deagánach deagánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an deagánach na deagánaigh Genitive an deagánaigh na ndeagánach Dative leis an deagánach don deagánach leis na deagánaigh

Coordinate terms

• bandeagánach (“deaconess”)

Derived terms

• ard-deagánach (“archdeacon”)
• fodheagánach (“subdeacon”)

Related terms

• deagántacht (“deaconship”)