diaconisa

Portuguese

Etymology

From diácono (“deacon”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.a.koˈni.zɐ/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.koˈni.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.koˈni.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.a.koˈni.zɐ/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.koˈni.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.koˈni.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.a.koˈni.za/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.koˈni.za], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.koˈni.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ɐ.kuˈni.zɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.kuˈni.zɐ/

Noun

diaconisa f (plural diaconisas)

1. (ecclesiastical) deaconess (female deacon)

Spanish

Etymology

From diácono (“deacon”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djakoˈnisa/ [d̪ja.koˈni.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: dia‧co‧ni‧sa

Noun

diaconisa f (plural diaconisas)

1. deaconess

Further reading

• “diaconisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28