deaconess

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• General-American, UK: /ˌdiːkəˈnɛs/
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• CMU ARPABET: D IY1 K AH0 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Inherited from Middle English dekenesse; equivalent to deacon + -ess.

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: diakonissa — female deacon
• French: diaconesse — female deacon
• French: diaconisse — female deacon
• German: Diakonin — female deacon
• German: Diakonisse — female deacon
• German: Diakonissin — female deacon
• Greek: διακόνισσα (diakónissa) — female deacon
• Irish: bandeagánach — female deacon
• Italian: diaconessa — female deacon
• Latin: diaconissa — female deacon
• Maltese: djakonessa — female deacon
• Norwegian Bokmål: diakonisse — female deacon
• Norwegian Nynorsk: diakonisse — female deacon
• Portuguese: diaconisa — female deacon
• Portuguese: diácona — female deacon
• Spanish: diaconisa — female deacon
• Spanish: diácona — female deacon
• Swedish: diakonissa — female deacon
• Welsh: diacones — female deacon
• Welsh: blaenores — female deacon
• Finnish: diakonissa — female servant
• French: diaconesse — female servant
• French: diaconisse — female servant
• Ancient Greek: διάκονος (diákonos) — female servant
• Irish: bandeagánach — female servant
• Norwegian Bokmål: diakonisse — female servant
• Norwegian Nynorsk: diakonisse — female servant
• Spanish: diaconisa — female servant
• Spanish: diácona — female servant
• Swedish: diakonissa — female servant
• Welsh: diacones — female servant
• Welsh: blaenores — female servant