diakonisa

See also: diakonisą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconissa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dja.kɔˈɲi.sa/
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  • Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: dia‧ko‧ni‧sa

Noun

diakonisa f (male equivalent diakon)

  1. (Protestantism) deaconess (lay leader of a Protestant congregation)
  2. (Early Christianity) deaconess (designated minister of charity in the early Church)

Declension

adjectives
  • diakonacki
  • diakonijny
  • diakoński
nouns

Further reading

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