LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

diāconus

diāconus m (genitive diāconī, feminine diaconissa)
Classical[diˈaː.kɔ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[diˈaː.ko.nus]

Meaning

  1. deacon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediāconusdiāconī
diāconēs
genitivediāconīdiāconōrum
dativediāconōdiāconīs
diāconibus
accusativediāconum
diāconem		diāconōs
diāconēs
ablativediāconōdiāconīs
diāconibus
vocativediāconediāconī
diāconēs

dĭācŏnus, i (collat. form in plur.:
I. diacones, Vulg. Tim. 3, 8; 12: diaconibus, id. Phil. 1, 1), m., = διάκονος, in eccl. Lat., a servant or minister of the church, a deacon, Tert. Praescr. 3; Cod. Just. 1, 3, 6 et saep. —dĭācŏnissa, ae, f., a deaconess, Cod. Just. 1, 3, 9; Orell. Inscr. 4872 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).

Descendants
  • Italiangiacono
  • Englishdeaconfrom Old English diacon
  • Catalandiaca
  • Frenchdiacre
  • GermanDiakon
  • Italiandiacono
  • Portuguesediácono
  • Spanishdiácono
  • Sicilianjàcunu
  • Venetanzago

In English words that came into English from diāconus

  • deacondiāconus
  • diaconaldiāconus

Quick answers

What does diāconus mean in Latin?
diāconus, a noun, means “deacon”.
What is the genitive of diāconus?
The genitive singular is diāconī. diāconus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce diāconus?
In classical Latin, [diˈaː.kɔ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈaː.ko.nus].