diacon

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διᾱ́κων (diā́kōn), third-declension alternative form of the second-declension noun διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, servant) (the source of Latin diāconus).

Pronunciation

Noun

diācōn m (genitive diāconis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of diāconus (deacon)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative diācōn diāconēs
genitive diāconis diāconum
dative diāconī diāconibus
accusative diāconem diāconēs
ablative diācone diāconibus
vocative diācōn diāconēs

References

Old English

Etymology

From Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, servant).

Pronunciation

Noun

diācon m

  1. deacon

Descendants

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic диꙗконъ (dijakonŭ), from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, servant, minister). (compare Russian диа́кон (diákon)).

Pronunciation

Noun

diacon m (plural diaconi)

  1. deacon :
    1. (Christianity, historical) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
    2. (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative diacon diaconul diaconi diaconii
genitive-dative diacon diaconului diaconi diaconilor
vocative diaconule diaconilor

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