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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdi.aː.koːˈnɛs/
- Hyphenation: dia‧ko‧nes
- Rhymes: -ɛs
Noun
diakones f (plural diakonessen, diminutive diakonesje n)
- Superseded spelling of diacones.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch diacones, from French diaconesse, ultimately from Latin diaconissa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧ko‧nês
Noun
diakonês (first-person possessive diakonesku, second-person possessive diakonesmu, third-person possessive diakonesnya)
- (Christianity, Protestantism) female deacon, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
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