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This list contains German words with their English translations. On mostcomputers, CTL+F will search this page for the word you wish to translate. Thewords included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources. If
the word you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a German-Englishdictionary. Latin words are often found in German records, and a few are includedin this list. See the Latin Word List (34077).
German is spoken in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Records written inGerman may be found in these countries and also in parts of Poland, Denmark,Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Hungary, and wherever German people settled.There are several different dialects in the German language. For example, in theprovince of Westfalen and other areas of Germany that border the Netherlands,you may notice words that are closely related to Dutch words. You may find theDutch word list useful when working with these records.
In addition, German is found in some early records of the United States, such as inPennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and other states where Germans lived.
Language CharacteristicsGerman words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are always capitalized. Allnouns are classified as masculine, feminine, or neuter. This classification is calledgender. The gender of a noun is indicated by der (masculine), die (feminine), anddas (neuter), which translates as "the." Word endings may vary, depending on theway the words are used in the sentence.
Variant Forms of Words
In German, as in English, the forms of some words will vary according to how theyare used in the sentence. Whowhosewhom or marrymarries married areexamples of words in English with variant forms. In German, the form of manywords can change greatly. This word list gives the standard form of each German
word. As you read German records, you will need to be aware that some wordsvary with usage.
The endings of words in a document may differ from those on this list. Forexample, the document may use the word junger, but you will find it in this word listas jung. In addition, the suffixes -chen and -lein are often added to words toindicate "little." Therefore, the word Shnchen means "little or young son," andTchterlein means "little or young daughter."
Adjectives describe nouns and must have the proper masculine, feminine, or
neuter endings. For example, in German you would say "junger Mann" (youngman) or "junges Mdchen" (young maiden) if man and maiden are the subjects ofa sentence. Adjective endings can change depending on usage and gender.
Plural words are usually formed by adding -er, -en, or -e. Thus the word Kind
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becomes Kinder, Frau becomes Frauen, and Aufgebot becomes Aufgebote.Plurality may also change the vowel slightly. For example, Mann becomes Mnner.
In German, many words are formed by joining two or more words. Very few ofthese compound words are included in this list. You will need to look up each partof the word separately. For example, Geburtstag is a combination of two words,Geburt (birth) and Tag (day).
Diacritic MarksWritten German uses several letters in addition to the 26 letters used in theEnglish alphabet. These are (), (), (), and . Historically, German alsoincluded () which today have been primarily replaced phonetically with theletters I (i) and ().
For data entry and some searches, it is useful to know how to create thesecharacters. Note: Do not use diacritics when searching in the Family History
Library catalog.
From a PC keyboard, these letters may be created by using the followingkeystroke combinations:
Letter Code Letter Code
Alt + 0196 Alt + 0228
Alt + 0214 Alt + 0246
Alt + 0220 Alt + 0252
Alt + 0223
Alt + 0159 Alt + 0255
Alphabetical OrderGerman letters with diacritic marks will be alphabetized in this publication asthough they were a, o, u, and ss. However, many dictionaries and gazetteers willalphabetize these characters as if they were ae, oe, ue, and ss.
SpellingBecause spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries, spellingvariations are common. Local dialect often affects the spelling in genealogicalrecords. In German records, the following letters are sometimes usedinterchangeably:
p used for ba used for et used for d or dts used for z
ck used for ky used for i or jv used for w or f
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k used for gtz used for zig used for isch or icht used for thu used for i
Examples:
Freytag for FreitagBurckhart for BurkhardWaldpurga for Waldburgaundt for und
Additional ResourcesThis word list includes only words most commonly found in genealogical sources.For further help, use a German-English dictionary. Several German-Englishdictionaries are available in the Family History Library. These are in the Europeancollection. The call numbers begin with 433.21.
Particularly helpful dictionaries include:
Langenscheidt New Muret-Sanders Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English
and German Languages. Berlin, Germany: Langenscheidt, 1969, 1974 (FHLbook 433.21 Sp83n).
The New Cassells German Dictionary, German-English, English-German.New York, NY, USA: Funk and Wagnalls, Inc., 1971 (FHL book 433.211 C2721971).
Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms. German and Latin terms are includedat this website.
Das Deutsche Wrterbuch / Deutsches Wrterbuch (DWB, The "German
Dictionary" / "German Dictionary")is one of the most important dictionaries ofthe German language. Written entirely in German, the dictionary contains 32volumes and includes about 350,000 main entries. It is particularly useful forfinding the meaning of words in genealogical documents that are no longerused in modern German. See the online version by clicking here.
Additional dictionaries are listed in the subject section of the Family History LibraryCatalog under GERMAN LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES or in the locality sectionunder GERMANY - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Germany, Saxony, Freiberg Funeral Sermons (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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Key WordsTo find and use specific types of German records, you will need to know some keywords in German. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and theGerman words with the same or similar meanings.
For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In thesecond column you will find German words with meanings such as marry,marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, joined, and other words used in Germanrecords to indicate marriage.
English German
birth Geburten, Geburtsregister, Geborene, geboren
burial Beerdigungen, begraben, Begrbnisse, bestattet, beerdigt
Catholic katholisch
child Kind, Kinder
christening Taufe, Taufen, Getaufte
confirmations Konfirmationen, Firmungen
civil registry Standesamt
death Tote, Tod, sterben, starb, verstorben, gestorben, Sterbefall
father Vater
husband Mann, Ehemann, Gatte
index Verzeichnis, Register
Jewish jdisch, Jude(n), israelitisch
marriage banns Proklamationen, Aufgebote, Verkndigungen
marriageHeiraten, Trauungen, Getraute, Ehe, Kopulation, kopulieren, verheiratet,Verehelichungen, Eheschliessungen
month Monat
mother Mutter
name, given Vorname, Name
name, surname Zuname, Familienname, Geschlechtsname, Name
parents Eltern
parish Pfarrei, Kirchspiel, Gemeinde
Protestant evangelisch, lutherisch, Protestant
Reformed reformiert
wife Frau, Ehegattin, Weib, Ehefrau, Hausfrau, Gattin
year Jahr
General Word ListNote: In German, letters with diacritical marks are alphabetized as if they did nothave a diacritical mark. In some other languages, they are alphabetized separately.
AGerman EnglishA. = Amt, Amtsbezirk government office, official district
Ab., Abe. = Abbaue(e),Ausbau(e)
surface mine(s)
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Abt. = Abteilung department
a/d = an der, auf der on the, by the (followed by the name of a river or other geographical feature)
A.G. = Amtsgericht lower court, county court
Anh. = Anhalt duchy
ab from, since
Abbauertenant on a (new, split-off) farm; heir with a small part of a farm (usually asecond son)
Abdecker skinner
Abend evening
Abendmahlgast communicant
abends in the evening
Abenteurer jeweler, jewel trader; adventurer
aber but
abgestorben deceased
Ablader longshoreman
Abnahmemann retired farmer on life estate
Abnehmer photographerAbschiedsmann man retired on life estate
absterben to die, to die off
Abstreifer renderer; flayer
Abzehrung emaciation, wasting
acht eight
achte eighth
Achter juryman
achtundzwanzigste twenty-eighth
achtzehn eighteenachtzehnhundert eighteen hundred
achtzehnte eighteenth
achtzig eighty
achtzigste eightieth
Ackermann farmer
Adel gentry, nobleman
a.D. = auer Dienst formerly employed, retired
adoptiert adopted
Ahnen ancestors
Ahnentafel pedigree chart
Akten documents
alle all
allhier in this place
alt old
Altbrger full citizen
Alter age
Altersschwche weakness of old age
ltest eldest
alt-katholisch old CatholicAmman bailiff, magistrate
Amt office, district
Anbauer peasant
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andere other, next
Angeber informant
angeblich alleged, assumed
Anhalt duchy
Anmerkungen remarks
Anspnner farmer
apostolisch Apostolic
April April
Arbeiter laborer, worker
Archiv archive
arm poor
Armut poverty
Arzt physician
auch also, too
auf on, upon, at
aufbieten post banns
Aufenthaltserlaubnis residence permit
Aufenthaltsort residence
Aufgebot publication of banns
Aufnahmebuch book listing debts
Aufnahmeland country to which one immigrated
August August
aus from, out of
auen outside
uere outside, outward, external
auerehelich illegitimateAuswanderer emigrant
Auswanderung emigration
Ausweis identification document
Auszehrung consumption or emaciation (especially from TB)
Auszug extract
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
BGerman EnglishB. = Bezirk district or areaBA. = Bezirksamt district office
Bay. = Bayern Bavaria
Bd. = Band volume
Bhf. = Bahnhof railroad station
Bkdo. =Bezirkskommando
military district command
bz. = beziehungsweise or, respectively
Bcker baker
Bad spa, resort
Badeort spa, health resort
Band volume
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Baptist Baptist
Baron baron
Bauer farmer, peasant
Bayern Bavaria
Beamter official, registrar
Beck(er) baker
beerdigt buried
Beerdigung burial, interment
beglaubigt certified, attested
begraben buried
Begrbnis burial
Beichte confession
beide both
Beilage supplement
Bekannte(r) acquaintance
Bekehrung conversion
Belege proof, documentation
Bemerkungen remarks
Berg hill, mountain
Bergmann miner
Beruf occupation, profession
Beschreibung description
Besitzer possessor, proprietor, owner
besttigt confirmed, verified
bestattet buried
bettlgerig bedriddenBettler beggar
Bevlkerungsregister population register
bevorstehend previously mentioned
Bezirk district
Biographie biography
Bischof bishop
Bistum diocese
Blattern smallpox
blutend bleedingBltenmonat May
Blutsverwandschaft blood relationship
Bhmen Bohemia
Bootsmann bargeman, boatman
Bttcher cooper, barrel maker
Brauer brewer
Brune diptheria
Braut bride
Brutigam bridegroom
Brcke bridge
Bruder brother
Bub boy
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Buch book
Bdner cottager
Burg castle, fortress
Brger burgher, citizen, citizens
Brgerbuch citizen register
Brgermeister mayor
Bttner barrel maker
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
CGerman English
ca. = circa about
Chirug surgeon
Christmonat December
Colonist settler, tenant farmer
copulieren to marrycribrarius sieve maker (Latin)
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
DGerman English
d. = der, dem, des, die,das
the
D. = Dorf village
das. = daselbst residing in this place, there, the previously mentioned place
Dachdecker roofer
dnisch Danish
das the
daselbst residing in this place, there, the previously mentioned place
Datum date
Dekanat deanery
dem, den the
der the, of the
derselbe the same
des of the
deutsch German
Deutschland Germany
Dezember December
die the
Diener servant
Dienst service, employment
Dienstag Tuesday
Dienstmagd servant girl
dieser this, theseDistrikt district
Domne domain
Donnerstag Thursday
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Dorf village
dort there
drei three
dreiig thirty
dreiigste thirtieth
dreiundzwanzigste twenty-third
dreizehn thirteen
dreizehnte thirteenth
dritte third
Duplikat duplicate record
durch through
Durchfall diarrhea
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
EGerman EnglishE. = Einwohner residents, population
Eis. = Eisenbahn railroad, train
Ev., ev. = Evangelische,evangelisch
Evangelical (Lutheran)
ebenda at the same place
Ehe marriage
Ehebrecher adulterer
Ehebruch adultery
Ehefrau wife, housewife
Ehehindernis hinderance to marriageehel. = ehelich legitimate
eheleiblich legitimate
Eheleute married couple
ehelich legitimate
ehemals formerly
Ehemann husband
Ehepaar married couple
Ehescheidung divorce
Eheschlieung marriageEhestand married state
Eheverkndigungen marriage banns
Eheversprechen,Eheverspruch
betrothal, engagement
Eidam (Eidmann) son-in-law
Eigentmer proprietor, property owner
ein, eine a, one, an
Einbrgerung naturalization
Einlieger landless farm laborer
eins one
Einsender informant, declarant
eintausendachthundert eighteen hundred
eintausendfnfhundert fifteen hundred
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eintausendneunhundert nineteen hundred
eintausendsechshundert sixteen hundred
eintausendsiebenhundert seventeen hundred
einunddreissig thirty-one
einunddreissigste thirty-first
einundzwanzigste twenty-first
Einwanderer immigrant
Einwanderung immigration
Einwilligung permission
Einwohner inhabitant
einzige only
Eisenbahn railroad
Eiterbeule abscess
elf eleven
elfte eleventh
Eltern parents
Enkel grandson
Enkelin granddaughter
Enkelkind grandchild
eod(em) the same, ditto
Epilepsie epilepsy
er he
Erben heirs
Erbschaft inheritance
erhalten received, receive
erklrt declaredErlassung dispensation, permission
Ermchtigung authorization
Ernting August
errechnet approximated, calculated
erschien appeared
erste first
erstgeboren firstborn
ertrank, ertrunken drowned
erzeugen begeterzeugt begat
es it
et uxor and wife (Latin)
evangelisch evangelical
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
FGerman English
Fabrikant manufacturerFamilie family
Familienbuch family register
Familienforschung genealogical research
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Familienregister family register
Frber dyer
Fabinder cooper, barrel maker
Fule cancer
Fayencenhndler porcelain merchant
Februar February
Fehlgeburt miscarriage
Festtag feast day, festival day, holy day
Festung fortress
Fieber fever
Findling foundling
Firmung confirmation
Fischer fisher
Fl. = Florin standard monetary unit
Flecken hamlet, also measles or spots
Fleckfieber spotted fever, typhus
Fleischer butcher
Fleischhauer butcher
Flchtling refugee, deserter
Flu river
folgende following, next
Forst forest
Frster forester
Fourier quartermaster
Fraisen convulsions, epilepsy, seizures, spasms
Frankreich FranceFrau Mrs., wife, woman
Frulein Miss, unmarried woman
Freibauer farmer who owns his own land
Freiherr baron
Freitag Friday
fremd foreign, strange
Freund friend
Friedhof cemetery
frh early (a.m.)frher former, formerly
fnf five
fifth
fnfundzwanzigste twenty-fifth
fnfzehn fifteen
fnfzehnhundert fifteen hundred
fnfzehnte fifteenth
fnfzig fifty
fnfzigste fiftieth
fr for
Frst prince, count
Frstentum principality
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Geschwulst swelling, tumor
Geselle journeyman
Gesellschaft society, group
Gesetz law
gesetzlich legal
gestern yesterday
gestorben died
Getaufte person who was baptized
getr. = getraut married
Getraute married couple
Gevatter godfather
Gewerbe trade, occupation
Gicht gout, arthritis
Gilde guild
Glaube belief, faith
Glauben religious affiliation
gleich same, alike, similar, right away
Graf count (nobleman), earl
Grafschaft county
Grenze border
gro big, great, large
Groeltern grandparents
grojhrig of age
Gromutter grandmother
Groneffe great-nephew
Gronichte great-nieceGrovater grandfather
Grundbuch land register
Gulden standard monetary unit, florin
Grtler maker of straps and belts
Gut property, estate
gut good
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
HGerman English
Hann. = Hannover Hannover
Herrsch. = Herrschaft manor, estate, domain
Hessen-N. = Hessen-Nassau
Prussian province
hzl. = herzoglich of the duke
Hzt. = Herzogtum duchy
haben to have
halb half
halb drei half three = 2:30 (time)
halb eins half one = 12:30 (time)
halb zwei half two = 1:30 (time)
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Halbbauer small farmer
Halbmeier small farmer
Hndler trader, merchant, peddler
Hartung January
Haupt- chief, main
Haus house
Hausfrau housewife
Husler cottager
Hausmdchen housemaid
Hebamme midwife
Heilquelle spa, bath
Heimat home, native place, homeland
Heimatschein domicile or residency certificate
Heimatsort place of birth, home town
Heirat marriage
heiraten to marry
Heiratsantrag marriage intentions
Heiratsbelege marriage supplements
Heiratskontrakt marriage contracts
Heiratsprotokolle marriage records
Heiratsschein marriage certificate
heit is named
Hektar hectare (10,000 square meters or 2.47 U.S. acres)
Heraldik heraldry
Herkunftsort place of origin
Herr Mister, Lord, lordHerrschaft estate, dominion
Herzog duke
Herzogtum duchy
Hessische Hessian
Heuerling dayworker, hireling
Heuert, Heumonat July
heute today
hier here
hiesiger Ort this placeHinterbliebene survivors
hinterlassen surviving, left behind
Hirt herdsman
hitziges Fieber burning fever, high fever
hoch high
Hochzeit wedding
Hof courtyard, farm, yard, estate
Hofprediger chaplain
Hollnder Dutchman, dairykeeper
Hornung February
Hfner farmer
Hufschmied blacksmith
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Hgel hill
hundert hundred
Hurenkind illegitimate child
Husten cough
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
IGerman Englishihr, ihr- their, her
im in the
immer always
in in, at
Inhalt content(s)
innerhalb inside of
Innung guild
Instmann tenant farmerist is
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
JGerman English
Jger hunter, rifleman in the military
Jahr year
Jahrestag anniversary
Jahreszeit seasonJahrhundert century
jhrlich annual, yearly
Jahrzehnt decade
Jnner January
Januar January
jeder (jede, jedes) each, every
Jgfr. = Jungfrau, Jungfer maiden, virgin, unmarried woman
jdisch Jewish
Jugend youth, adolescence
Juli July
Julmonat December
jung young
Junge a youth (male)
Jungfrau, Jungfer maiden, virgin, unmarried woman
Junggeselle bachelor
Jngling bachelor, young man
Juni June
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
KGerman English
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K.K. = kaiserlich kniglich royal imperial
Kammerfrau lady-in-waiting
Kantor choirmaster, organist
Karpe carpenter
Karte map
Karrer carter
Kartei card index
Kthner, Ktner cottager
katholisch Catholic
kaufen to buy
Kaufmann merchant
kein no, not any, none
Keller wine steward; cellar, basement
Kellner waiter, receiver of revenues; steward
Kessler kettlemaker
Keuchhusten whooping cough
Kiefer cooper, barrel maker
Kind baby
Kindbettfieber childbed fever
Kinder children
Kirche church
Kirchenltester churchwarden, church elder, vestryman
Kirchenbuch parish register
Kirchengemeinde parish
Kirchenpfleger churchwarden
Kirchenrodel parish registerKirchensprengel parish
Kirchenvorsteher churchwarden
kirchlich pertaining to church
Kirchrat member of a church council
Kirchspiel parish
klein little
Knabe boy
Knecht servant
Kolonist settler, colonist, farmerKommunikant communicant
Kommunion communion
Konfirmation confirmation
Knig king
kniglich royal
Knigreich kingdom
Kopulation marriage
kopulieren to marry
Kosst, Kossath cottager
Ktter, Ktner small farmer, cottager
Krmer grocer, small retailer
Krmpfe cramps,, convulsions
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Krankheit disease, sickness
Krebs cancer
Kreis county
Krieg war
Krger, Krogmann innkeeper
Kfer cooper, barrel maker
Kuhhirte cowherd
Kupferschmied coppersmith
Kurort spa
Kusine female cousin
Kutscher coachman
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
LGerman English
Land land, countryLandarbeiter farmhand
Landkarte map
Landwirt farmer
lassen to let, leave, allow
lebendig living
ledig single, unmarried
legitimiert made legitimate, legitimized
Lehrer teacher
Lehrling apprentice
Leiche corpse, body
Leichenpredigt funeral sermon
Leinenweber linen weaver
Lenz spring (season)
letzte lung last rites, extreme unction
letzte Salbung last rites, extreme unction
Letzter latter, last
letzter Wille last will
links left
Lungenentzndung pneumoniaLungenschwindsucht consumption, tuberculosis
lutherisch Lutheran
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
MGerman English
Mdchen girl
Mdel girl
Magd maiden, maid, servant girl
Mgdlein girl, little girl
Mai May
Maler painter
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Mann husband, man
mnnlich male
Markt market
Mrz March
Masern measles
Matrikel register
Maurer mason
Meister, -meister master
Mennoniten Mennonites
Metzger butcher
Militr military
minderjhrig underaged, minor
mit with, via, by
Mitglied member
Mittag midday
mittags at noon
Mitternacht midnight
Mittwoch Wednesday
Monat month
Montag Monday
Morgen morning, tomorrow
Morgen (morgen) measure of land, 0.6 to 0.9 acres
morgens in the morning
Mhle mill
mndlich verbal, verbally
Mutter Mother
Words starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
NGerman English
N.N. = nomen nescio name not known
nach to, after, according to
Nachbar neighbor
Nachbarschaft neighborhood
nachgelassen survivingNachla estate, inheritance
Nachmittag afternoon
nachmittags in the afternoon
nchst(e) next
Nacht night
Nherin seamstress
Name name
nat. = natus, nata born
natus, nata bornneben next to
Nebenfrau concubine
Neffe nephew
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Nervenfieber nervous fever
neu new
neun nine
neunte ninth
neunundzwanzigte twenty-ninth
neunzehn nineteen
neunzehnhundert nineteen hundred
neunzehnte nineteenth
neunzig ninety
neunzigste ninetieth
Nicht not
Nichte niece
nichts nothing
nie never
nieder lower
niederlndisch Dutch, of the Netherlands
noch still
noch lebende still living
noch nicht not yet
Nord north
Notizen notices, miscellaneous records
Nottaufe emergency baptism
November November
Nummer number
nur only
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OGerman English
O.A. = Oberamt governing district office
ober upper, over
ober-, Ober-(comb. form)
chief, head; upper, over
Oberamt governing district office
oder orffentlich bekanntmachen make known publicly
oft often
Oheim uncle
ohne without
Oktober October
Onkel uncle
Ort place, town
Ortslexikon gazetteer
Osten east
Ostern Easter (could be March or April)
Ostermonat April
Ostern Easter
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sterreich Austria
sterreichisch Austrian
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PGerman English
Pchter leaseholderPate godfather
Paten godparents
Pest plague
Pfalz Palatinate
Pfarramt parish office
Pfarrbuch parish register
Pfarrei parish
Pfarrer parish minister, pastor
Pfingsten PentecostPflegekind foster child
Pflegesohn foster son
Pflegetochter foster daughter
Platz place (location)
Pocken pox, smallpox
Polen Poland
polnisch Polish
preuisch Prussia
Priester priest
Prinz prince
Prinzessin princess
protestantisch Protestant
Provinz province
provinzial provincial
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RGerman English
Rbbe rabies
Rcke stiffness of the limbs
Racker renderer
Rademacher, Radmacher wheelwright
Radhauer wheelwright
Rathaus city hall
Ratsherr alderman
Ratsmann councilman; town councilor
Rechnung account; bill
rechtglubig orthodox
Rechsanwalt lawyer
reformiert reformed
Regierungsbezirk administrative area (a political jurisdiction)
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Register register (a book or list)
Reich empire; kingdom
Reifer ropemaker; rope merchant
Reiter rider; cavalryman
relicta widow
relictus widower
Religion religion
ren. = renatus, renata baptized, christened
Rentner retired person
Rheuma rheumatism
Richter judge
Rodel register
Rseler whitewasher
Rssler horseman; tanner
rmisch katholisch Roman Catholic
Rt measles; bloody diarrhea
Rotgerber red tanner
Ruhestand retirement
Ruhr dysentery
russisch Russian
Ruland Russia
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SGerman English
S. = Seite page
s. = siehe see the following reference
Sachsen Saxony
Sackhuhn sailmaker
Sger sawyer
Salbung anointing
Salzvogt salt works overseer
Samstag Saturday
Sarkhauer stonemason
Satertag SaturdaySattler saddler, leather worker
Schacherer peddler
Schfer shepherd
Schaffer worker; laborer; administrator
Schf(f)ler cooper
Schaffmann worker
Schaffner conductor
Schalck, Schall servant
Scharlach,Scharlachfieber scarlet fever
Scharnemann merchant in a market
Scharrmacher wagon builder
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Scharwerker day laborer on a farm
Schatter, Schattmann tax assessor
Schatzmann moneychanger; treasurer
Schatzmeister treasurer
Scheibenreisser glazier
Scheibler salt carrier
Scheiding September
Scheidler knife-blade maker
Scheidung divorce
Schein certificate
Schenkungen donations
Scherer barber; beardcutter; cloth cutter
Schichtmeister mine paymaster
Schiffbauer shipbuilder
Schiffer shipper; seaman
Schiffmann sailor
Schiffsmakler shipbroker; shipping agent
Schilderer sign painter
Schindeldecker roofer of shingle roofs
Schindelmacher shingle maker
Schinner renderer, skinner
Schirmmacher umbrella maker
Schirrmacher wagon maker
Schirrmeister master wagon maker
Schlachter, Schlchter butcher
Schlachtmann butcherSchlachtwanter clothing wholesaler
Schlafbaas innkeeper
Schlaganfall stroke, seizure
Schlagflu stroke
Schlieper knifemaker; cutler
Schlieter merchant
Schlo castle
Schlosser locksmith
Schlotfeger chimneysweepSchlotthauer locksmith
Schmied smith
Schneider tailor
Schnitzer, Schnitzler woodcarver
Schopper ship's carpenter
Schornsteinfeger chimneysweep
Schosserheber tax collector
Schsser tax collector
Schotte peddler
Schottler turner; key maker
Schottilier turner; carpenter
Schreiber scribe, clerk
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Schreiner cabinetmaker, joiner
Schriftsetzer typesetter
Schroder, Schrder tailor
Schrer tailor
Schrter tailor; carter; driver; cooper
Schubarth, Schuberth,Schubring
shoemaker
Schuchard, Schucherd,Schuchmann, Schuckert
shoemaker
Schuhmacher shoemaker, cobbler
Schule school
Schullehrer schoolteacher
Schulthei, Schulze village mayor, head of town council
Schssler bowl maker
Schuster shoemaker, cobbler
Schuwarte shoemaker
Schwche weaknessSchwager brother-in-law
Schwgerin sister-in-law
Schwaiger shepherd
schwanger pregnant
schwarz black
schwarzer Tod black death; plague
Schwarzgiesser iron smelter
Schwein(e)hirt(h) pigherd
Schweisser welder
Schweiz Switzerland
Schweizer Swiss; also a dairyman
Schwendimann settler on recently burned woodland
Schwerdtfeger armorer
Schwester sister
Schwiegermutter mother-in-law
Schwiegersohn son-in-law
Schwiegertochter daughter-in-law
Schwiegervater father-in-law
Schwindsucht consumptionS.d. = Sohn des, der son of
sechs six
sechste sixth
sechsundzwanzig twenty-six
sechsundzwanzigste twenty-sixth
sechzehnhundert sixteen hundred
sechzehn sixteen
sechzehnte sixteenth
sechzig sixtysechzigste sixtieth
See lake
Seelen souls
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Seelenregister church membership list
Seelsorger minister, chaplain
Seemann sailor
Segner fisherman
Seifensieder soap maker
Seigner fisherman
Seiler rope maker
sein to be; his
seit since
Seite page
selige (the) late, blessed
September September
Sibber sieve maker
Sibmacher sieve maker
sich himself, herself, itself
sie she, they
Sie you
sieben seven
siebente seventh
siebenundzwanzigste twenty-seventh
siebte seventh
siebzehn seventeen
siebzehnhundert seventeen hundred
siebzehnte seventeenth
siebzig seventy
siebzigste seventiethSieder soap maker
siehe see
Sigrist sexton
sind are
so as, so, thus, such
Sohn son
Shnlein, Shnchen young son
Soldat soldier
Sldner mercenary soldier; day laborersollen should
Sonnabend Saturday
Sonntag Sunday
spt late (p.m.)
Spengler plumber; tinsmith
spur. = spurius, spuria illegitimate
Staat state
Staatsangehrigkeit citizenship, nationality
Staatsarchiv state archives
Stadt city
Stammbaum family tree, pedigree
Stand occupation, status, condition
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Standesamt civil registrars office
starb died
Steinhauer stonecutter
Steinmetz stonemason
stellen place, put, impose
Stellmacher wheelwright
Sterbeflle deaths
sterben to die
Steuer tax
Stickflu asthma
Stiefbruder half brother, stepbrother
Stiefkind stepchild
Stiefmutter stepmother
Stiefschwester half sister, stepsister
Stiefvater stepfather
Stillgeburt stillbirth
Strae street
Stunde hour
Sucht sickness, mania, rage
Sden south
S.v. = Sohn von son of
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TGerman English
T.d. = Tochter des, der daughter of
T.v. = Tochter von daughter of
Tabelle index, table
Tag day
Tagelhner day laborer
Tagner day laborer
Tal, Thal valley
Tante aunt
Tapazier (wall)paper hanger
Taufe baptismtaufen to baptize
Taufpaten godparents
Taufschein baptismal certificate
tausend thousand
Testament will
Tischler cabinetmaker, furniture maker
Tochter daughter
Tchterchen young daughter
Tchterlein young daughterTochtermann son-in-law
Tod death
Todesart manner of death
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Tpfer potter
tot dead
Totengrber grave digger
totgeboren stillborn
Trauung marriage
Trennung separation, divorce
tschechisch Czech
Tschechoslowakai Czechoslovakia
Tuberkulose tuberculosis
Tuchmacher cloth maker, draper
Tumor tumor
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Uber
German English
u.d. = und des, und der and of
ber about, concerning, over
berleben survive
Uhr oclock, clock, watch
um at, about, around, concerning
unbekannt unknown
und and
und der and ofund des and of
unehelich illegitimate
ungarisch Hungarian
Ungarn Hungary
ungefhr about, circa, approximately
uns us
unter under, lower
Unterleib abdomen
Unterleibsentzndung abdominal inflammation, peritonitisUnterleibstyphus typhoid fever
Unterleibsverhrtung abdomenal hardening
Unterrichter judge
Unterschrieben signed
Unterschrift signature
Unterzeichnete the undersigned
unverheiratet unmarried
Urenkelkind great-grandchild
Urgromutter great-grandmother
Urgrovater great-grandfather
Urkunde record, document
Ururgromutter great-great-grandmother
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Ururgrovater great-great-grandfather
ux. = uxor wife
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VGerman English
Vater fatherverehelicht married
Verehelichung marriage
vergangen past
vergraben buried
verh. = verheiratet married
Verkufer seller, vendor
verl. = verlobt engaged
verlebte deceased
verloben, sich to become engagedVerlobte fiance
Verlobter fianc
Verlobung betrothal, engagement
Vermieter landlord, lessor
Vermgen estate, assets
Verpchter landlord, lessor
verrichtet performed
verschiedene various
versehen given the last rights, extreme unction (e.g., dates in context of a death record)
Verstopfung constipation
verstorben deceased, defunct
Verstorbene the deceased
Verwaltung administration
Verwandten relatives
Verwandtschaft relationship
verwitwet widowed
Verzeichnis register, list, index
Vetter male cousin
vid. = viduus, vidua widower, widowvielleicht perhaps, maybe
vier four
vierte fourth
vierundzwanzigste twenty-fourth
vierzehn fourteen
vierzehnte fourteenth
vierzig forty
vierzigste fortieth
Vogt steward, overseerVoigt steward, overseer
Volkszhlung census
volljhrig of age, of legal age
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vollzogen performed
von of, from, by
vor before; ago
vorherig previous, preceding
vorheriger Tag the previous day
vorlufig for the time being
vormals formerly
Vormittags in the morning
Vormund guardian
Vorname given name
Vorstadt suburbs, outskirts of town
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WGerman English
Wagner cartwrightWaise orphan
Wald forest, woods
wann when
Wappen coat of arms
Wappenkunde heraldry
war was
waren were
warum why
was what
Wassersucht dropsy, edema
Weber weaver
Weduwe widow
wegen because of
Wehmutter midwife
Weib wife, woman
weiblich female
weil. = weiland deceased
weiland deceased
Weiland the deceasedWeiler hamlet
wei white
Weigerber tanner
welche which
wer who
werden to become
West west
weyland deceased
wie howWindpocken chicken pox
Wintermonat November
Wirt innkeeper
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Wittib widow
Wittiber widower
Witwer widower
wo where
Woche week
Wochenbett childbed
woher from where
wohnen to live, residing
Wohnort place of residence
Wohnplatz place of residence
Wohnung domicile, residence
wollen to want
Wonnemonat May
Wrterbuch dictionary
wurde geboren was born
wurde getauft was baptized
wrdig worthy
Wwe. = Witwe widow
Wwer. = Witwer widower
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XGerman English
Xber, Xbris December
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ZGerman English
zhlen to count
Zahnkrmpfe teething
Zahnung teething
zehn ten
Zehnt(en)buch tithing book
zehnte tenth
Zehnten tithes
zehrendes Fieber consumptive fever
Zehrung consuption
Zeit time
Zeuge witness
Ziegler brick maker
Ziehmutter, -sohn,-tochter
foster mother, son, daughter
Zimmermann Carpenter
Zivilstandsamt civil registrar's officeZllner publican, tax collector
zu Hause at home
Zukunft future
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Zuname surname, last name
zusammen together
zwanzig twenty
zwanzigte twentieth
zwei two
zweihundert two hundred
zwei tausend two thousand
zweite second
zweiundzwanzigste twenty-second
Zwilling(e) twin, twins
zwischen between
zwlf twelve
Zwlfer member of a council
zwlfte twelfth
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