Diakon

== German == === Etymology === From Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diaˈkoːn/ IPA(key): /ˈdiːakoːn/ (southern Germany, Austria) Rhymes: -oːn === Noun === Diakon m (strong or weak, genitive Diakons or Diakonen, plural Diakone or Diakonen, feminine Diakonin or Diakonisse or Diakonissin) (Christianity, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) deacon ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Diakon” in Duden online “Diakon”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)