diacones

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.aː.koːˈnɛs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: diakones

Latin

Noun

diācōnēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of diācōn

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.ɑː.ko.nes/

Noun

diācones

  1. genitive singular of diācon

Welsh

Etymology

From diacon (“deacon”) +‎ -es.

Pronunciation

Noun

diacones f (plural diaconesau, masculine diacon)

  1. (Christianity) deaconess
    Synonym: (Protestantism) blaenores

Mutation

Mutated forms of diacones
radical soft nasal aspirate
diacones ddiacones niacones unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “diacones”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diacones”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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