zaconus

Latin

Etymology 1

Via assibilation from diagōnus. Compare zabolus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zaˈkoː.nus/, [d̪͡z̪äˈkoːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zaˈko.nus/, [d̪͡z̪äˈkɔːnus]

Noun

zacōnus m (genitive zacōnī); second declension

1. Synonym of diagōnus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zacōnus	zacōnī
Genitive	zacōnī	zacōnōrum
Dative	zacōnō	zacōnīs
Accusative	zacōnum	zacōnōs
Ablative	zacōnō	zacōnīs
Vocative	zacōne	zacōnī

References

• “zacōnus” on page 2,125/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Via assibilation from diāconus. Compare zabolus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈzaː.ko.nus/, [ˈd̪͡z̪äːkɔnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡za.ko.nus/, [ˈd̪͡z̪äːkonus]

Noun

zāconus m (genitive zāconī); second declension

1. Synonym of diāconus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zāconus	zāconī
Genitive	zāconī	zāconōrum
Dative	zāconō	zāconīs
Accusative	zāconum	zāconōs
Ablative	zāconō	zāconīs
Vocative	zācone	zāconī

References

• zācŏnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,700/2.