"Diakon" meaning in German

See Diakon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diaˈkoːn/, /ˈdiːakoːn/ [Austria, Southern-Germany, southern-Germany] Audio: De-Diakon.ogg , De-Diakon2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -oːn Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos). Etymology templates: {{der|de|la-ecc|diāconus}} Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, {{der|de|grc|διᾱ́κονος}} Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos) Head templates: {{de-noun|((<m>,<m.weak>))|f=in, isse, issin}} Diakon m (strong or weak, genitive Diakons or Diakonen, plural Diakone or Diakonen, feminine Diakonin or Diakonisse or Diakonissin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|((<m>,<m.weak>))}} Forms: Diakons [genitive], Diakonen [genitive], Diakone [plural], Diakonen [plural], Diakonin [feminine], Diakonisse [feminine], Diakonissin [feminine], strong weak [table-tags], Diakon [nominative, singular], Diakone [definite, nominative, plural], Diakonen [definite, nominative, plural], Diakons [genitive, singular], Diakonen [genitive, singular], Diakone [definite, genitive, plural], Diakonen [definite, genitive, plural], Diakon [dative, singular], Diakonen [dative, singular], Diakonen [dative, definite, plural], Diakon [accusative, singular], Diakonen [accusative, singular], Diakone [accusative, definite, plural], Diakonen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Christianity, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) deacon Tags: masculine, strong, weak
    Sense id: en-Diakon-de-noun-UuaM8xTA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Christianity, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Protestantism, Roman-Catholicism Derived forms: Archidiakon, Diakonat, Diakonin, diakonisch, Diakonisse, Diakonissin, Erzdiakon, Gemeindediakon, Pfarrdiakon, Protodiakon, Subdiakon

Inflected forms

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    [
      "diāconus",
      "diaconus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "διᾱ́κονος",
      "διάκονος#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "la-ecc",
        "3": "diāconus"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "διᾱ́κονος"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Diakons",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakone",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonisse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonissin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakone",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakons",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakone",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakon",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakone",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((<m>,<m.weak>))",
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((<m>,<m.weak>))"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "de:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Protestantism",
          "orig": "de:Protestantism",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Roman Catholicism",
          "orig": "de:Roman Catholicism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Archidiakon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diakonat"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diakonin"
        },
        {
          "word": "diakonisch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diakonisse"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diakonissin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Erzdiakon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gemeindediakon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pfarrdiakon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Protodiakon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Subdiakon"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deacon"
      ],
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        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "Protestantism",
          "Protestantism"
        ],
        [
          "Roman Catholicism",
          "Roman Catholicism"
        ],
        [
          "deacon",
          "deacon"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Christianity, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) deacon"
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "weak"
      ],
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        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity",
        "Protestantism",
        "Roman-Catholicism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/diaˈkoːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiːakoːn/",
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "southern-Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Diakon.ogg",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Archidiakon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diakonat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diakonin"
    },
    {
      "word": "diakonisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diakonisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diakonissin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erzdiakon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gemeindediakon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pfarrdiakon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Protodiakon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Subdiakon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "diāconus",
      "diaconus#Latin"
    ],
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      "διᾱ́κονος",
      "διάκονος#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
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      "form": "Diakons",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "Diakonen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonisse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonissin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong weak",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Diakon",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakone",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakons",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakon",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakone",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diakonen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
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        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
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        "German terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin",
        "German weak nouns",
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      ],
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          "Roman Catholicism",
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        "Roman-Catholicism"
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiːakoːn/",
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  ],
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}

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