diakones

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

diakones f (plural diakonessen, diminutive diakonesje n)

  1. Superseded spelling of diacones.

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch diacones, from French diaconesse, ultimately from Latin diaconissa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [diaˈkonəs]
  • Hyphenation: di‧a‧ko‧nês

Noun[edit]

diakonês (first-person possessive diakonesku, second-person possessive diakonesmu, third-person possessive diakonesnya)

  1. (Christianity, Protestantism) female deacon, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.

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