Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiɑkonisːɑ/, [ˈdiɑ̝ko̞ˌnis̠ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -isːɑ
- Syllabification(key): di‧a‧ko‧nis‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): dia‧ko‧nis‧sa
Etymology 1
From Swedish diakonissa.
Noun
diakonissa
- deaconess
Varhaisina vuosisatoina diakonissat toimivat piispan apulaisina jumalanpalveluksessa ja kasteessa.- During the early centuries deaconesses acted as helpers for the bishop during church services and baptisms.
Declension
| Inflection of diakonissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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diakonissa
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diakonissat
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| genitive
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diakonissan
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diakonissojen
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| partitive
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diakonissaa
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diakonissoja
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| illative
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diakonissaan
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diakonissoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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diakonissa
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diakonissat
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| accusative
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nom.
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diakonissa
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diakonissat
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| gen.
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diakonissan
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| genitive
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diakonissan
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diakonissojen
diakonissain rare
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| partitive
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diakonissaa
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diakonissoja
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| inessive
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diakonissassa
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diakonissoissa
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| elative
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diakonissasta
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diakonissoista
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| illative
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diakonissaan
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diakonissoihin
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| adessive
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diakonissalla
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diakonissoilla
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| ablative
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diakonissalta
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diakonissoilta
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| allative
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diakonissalle
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diakonissoille
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| essive
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diakonissana
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diakonissoina
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| translative
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diakonissaksi
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diakonissoiksi
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| abessive
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diakonissatta
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diakonissoitta
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| instructive
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—
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diakonissoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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diakonissani
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diakonissani
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| accusative
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nom.
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diakonissani
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diakonissani
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| gen.
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diakonissani
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| genitive
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diakonissani
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diakonissojeni
diakonissaini rare
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| partitive
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diakonissaani
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diakonissojani
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| inessive
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diakonissassani
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diakonissoissani
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| elative
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diakonissastani
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diakonissoistani
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| illative
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diakonissaani
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diakonissoihini
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| adessive
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diakonissallani
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diakonissoillani
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| ablative
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diakonissaltani
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diakonissoiltani
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| allative
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diakonissalleni
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diakonissoilleni
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| essive
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diakonissanani
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diakonissoinani
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| translative
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diakonissakseni
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diakonissoikseni
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| abessive
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diakonissattani
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diakonissoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
diakonissoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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diakonissasi
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diakonissasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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diakonissasi
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diakonissasi
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| gen.
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diakonissasi
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| genitive
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diakonissasi
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diakonissojesi
diakonissaisi rare
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| partitive
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diakonissaasi
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diakonissojasi
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| inessive
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diakonissassasi
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diakonissoissasi
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| elative
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diakonissastasi
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diakonissoistasi
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| illative
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diakonissaasi
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diakonissoihisi
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| adessive
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diakonissallasi
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diakonissoillasi
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| ablative
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diakonissaltasi
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diakonissoiltasi
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| allative
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diakonissallesi
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diakonissoillesi
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| essive
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diakonissanasi
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diakonissoinasi
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| translative
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diakonissaksesi
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diakonissoiksesi
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| abessive
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diakonissattasi
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diakonissoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
diakonissoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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diakonissamme
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diakonissamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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diakonissamme
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diakonissamme
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| gen.
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diakonissamme
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| genitive
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diakonissamme
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diakonissojemme
diakonissaimme rare
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| partitive
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diakonissaamme
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diakonissojamme
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| inessive
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diakonissassamme
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diakonissoissamme
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| elative
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diakonissastamme
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diakonissoistamme
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| illative
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diakonissaamme
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diakonissoihimme
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| adessive
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diakonissallamme
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diakonissoillamme
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| ablative
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diakonissaltamme
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diakonissoiltamme
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| allative
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diakonissallemme
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diakonissoillemme
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| essive
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diakonissanamme
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diakonissoinamme
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| translative
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diakonissaksemme
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diakonissoiksemme
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| abessive
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diakonissattamme
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diakonissoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
diakonissoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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diakonissanne
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diakonissanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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diakonissanne
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diakonissanne
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| gen.
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diakonissanne
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| genitive
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diakonissanne
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diakonissojenne
diakonissainne rare
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| partitive
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diakonissaanne
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diakonissojanne
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| inessive
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diakonissassanne
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diakonissoissanne
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| elative
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diakonissastanne
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diakonissoistanne
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| illative
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diakonissaanne
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diakonissoihinne
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| adessive
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diakonissallanne
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diakonissoillanne
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| ablative
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diakonissaltanne
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diakonissoiltanne
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| allative
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diakonissallenne
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diakonissoillenne
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| essive
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diakonissananne
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diakonissoinanne
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| translative
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diakonissaksenne
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diakonissoiksenne
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| abessive
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diakonissattanne
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diakonissoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
diakonissoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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diakonissansa
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diakonissansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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diakonissansa
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diakonissansa
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| gen.
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diakonissansa
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| genitive
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diakonissansa
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diakonissojensa
diakonissainsa rare
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| partitive
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diakonissaansa
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diakonissojaan
diakonissojansa
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| inessive
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diakonissassaan
diakonissassansa
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diakonissoissaan
diakonissoissansa
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| elative
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diakonissastaan
diakonissastansa
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diakonissoistaan
diakonissoistansa
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| illative
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diakonissaansa
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diakonissoihinsa
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| adessive
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diakonissallaan
diakonissallansa
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diakonissoillaan
diakonissoillansa
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| ablative
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diakonissaltaan
diakonissaltansa
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diakonissoiltaan
diakonissoiltansa
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| allative
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diakonissalleen
diakonissallensa
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diakonissoilleen
diakonissoillensa
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| essive
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diakonissanaan
diakonissanansa
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diakonissoinaan
diakonissoinansa
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| translative
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diakonissakseen
diakonissaksensa
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diakonissoikseen
diakonissoiksensa
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| abessive
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diakonissattaan
diakonissattansa
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diakonissoittaan
diakonissoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
diakonissoineen
diakonissoinensa
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Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
diakonissa
- inessive singular of diakoni
Swedish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin diaconissa, from Greek διακόνισσα (diakónissa).
Noun
diakonissa c
- (Christianity) deaconess
1899, Viktor Rydberg, edited by Karl Warburg, Skrifter XIV[2], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 20 May 2025, page 208:När predikningen var slutad, förenade sig församlingen med sina äldste, lärare, diakoner och diakonissor i den gemensamma kärleksmåltiden.- When the sermon was over, the congregation joined its elders, teachers, deacons, and deaconesses in the common love feast.
1943, Selma Lagerlöf, “En sommardröm”, in Nils Afzelius, editor, Från skilda tider I[3], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 20 May 2025, page 241:"Vad står på? Varför sitter flickan och gråter?" säger diakonissan, så snart hon fått huvudet inom dörrn.- "What's going on? Why is the girl sitting there crying?" the deaconess asks, as soon as she gets her head inside the door.
Declension
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