See also: Diakon

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diakon c (singular definite diakonen, plural indefinite diakoner)

  1. deacon

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Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).

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  • IPA(key): /diakon/
  • Hyphenation: dia‧kon

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diakon

  1. (Catholicism) deacon, a clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
    Synonym: diaken

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Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).

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diakon m (definite singular diakonen, indefinite plural diakoner, definite plural diakonene)

  1. a deacon

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).

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diakon m (definite singular diakonen, indefinite plural diakonar, definite plural diakonane)

  1. a deacon

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus. Doublet of diak and żak.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdja.kɔn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -akɔn
  • Syllabification: dia‧kon

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diakon m pers (female equivalent diakonisa, related adjective diakoński)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) deacon (clergyman ranked directly below a priest)
  2. (Protestantism) deacon (lay leader of a Protestant congregation)
  3. (Early Christianity) deacon (designated minister of charity in the early Church)

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  • diakon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • diakon in Polish dictionaries at PWN