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Portuguese
Etymology
From diácono (“deacon”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.koˈni.zɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.koˈni.zɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.koˈni.zɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.koˈni.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.koˈni.za/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.koˈni.za/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.kuˈni.zɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.kuˈni.zɐ/
Noun
diaconisa f (plural diaconisas)
- (ecclesiastical) deaconess (female deacon)
Spanish
Etymology
From diácono (“deacon”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djakoˈnisa/
- Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: dia‧co‧ni‧sa
Noun
diaconisa f (plural diaconisas)
- deaconess
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