Noun
die Diakonie
Pronunciation: [diakoˈniː]
social work (social welfare work) provided by churches
C1
rank #8,640
plural Diakonien
Meanings
Noun
- social work (social welfare work) provided by churches
Example sentence
Die Diakonie betreibt in unserer Stadt zwei Kindergärten.
The church welfare organisation runs two kindergartens in our town.
Word forms
singular
die Diakonie
plural
die Diakonien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Diakonie
Accusativedie Diakonie
Dativeder Diakonie
Genitiveder Diakonie
Plural
Nominativedie Diakonien
Accusativedie Diakonien
Dativeden Diakonien
Genitiveder Diakonien
Usage
- in der Diakonie arbeiten — work in church welfare, especially in Protestant contexts
- Diakonie / diakonisch — church social care / relating to that care; noun and adjective
Nach ihrer Ausbildung suchte sie eine Stelle in der Diakonie.
After her training, she looked for a job in church welfare.