diaconessenhuis
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From diacones (“deaconess”) + -en- + huis (“house”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diaconessenhuis n (plural diaconessenhuizen, diminutive diaconessenhuisje n)
- A deaconess-house; a hospital operated by deaconesses and therefore originally of a Protestant orientation.
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Descendants edit
- → Sranan Tongo: Dyako