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German Genealogy Glossary
10/21/2009
To better research your German-speaking ancestors, learn these common terms auf Deutsch.
Numbers
German
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English |
| eins |
one |
| zwei |
two |
| drei |
three |
| vier |
four |
| fünf |
five |
| sechs |
six |
| sieben |
seven |
| acht |
eight |
| neun |
nine |
| zehn |
ten |
| elf |
eleven |
| zwölf |
twelve |
| dreizehn |
thirteen |
| vierzehn |
fourteen |
| fünfzehn |
fifteen |
| sechszehn |
sixteen |
| siebzehn |
seventeen |
achtzehn
|
eighteen |
| neunzehn |
nineteen |
| zwanzig |
twenty |
| dreißig |
thirty |
| vierzig |
forty |
| fünfzig |
fifty |
| sechzig |
sixty |
| siebzig |
seventy |
| achtzig |
eighty |
| neunzig |
ninety |
| hundert |
one hundred |
tausend
|
one thousand
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Dates
| German |
English |
| Jahr |
year |
Monat
|
month |
| Tag |
day |
| Januar |
January |
| Februar |
February |
| Marz |
March |
| April |
April |
| Mai |
May |
| Juni |
June |
| Juli |
July |
| August |
August |
| September |
September |
| Oktober |
October |
| November |
November |
| Dezember |
December |
| Montag |
Monday |
| Dienstag |
Tuesday |
| Mittwoch |
Wednesday |
| Donnerstag |
Thursday |
| Freitag |
Friday |
Samstag, Sonnabend
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Saturday |
| Sonntag |
Sunday |
Relationships
| German |
English |
Bruder
|
brother
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| Cousin, Vetter |
cousin (male) |
| Eltern |
parents |
Enkelin, Enkel
|
granddaughter, grandson |
| Familie |
family |
Frau, Gattin
|
wife
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Grossmutter, -vater
|
grandmother, grandfather |
| Kind |
child |
Kusine, Base
|
cousin (female)
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Mann, Gatte
|
husband
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| Mutter |
mother |
Neffe
|
nephew
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Nichte
|
niece |
Onkel
|
uncle
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Schwägerin, Schwäger
|
sister-in-law, brother-in-law |
| Schwester |
sister |
Schwiegermutter, -vater
|
mother-in-law, father-in-law |
Stiefmutter, -vater
|
stepmother, stepfather
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Tante
|
aunt
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Urgrossmutter, -vater
|
great-grandmother, great-grandfather |
| Vater |
father |
| Waise |
orphan |
Witwe, Witwer
|
widow, widower
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Other terms
German
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English |
| Akt |
document |
| Standesamt |
civil registry
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| Taufe |
baptism |
| Geburt |
birth
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Ehe, Hochzeit, Heirat
|
marriage |
| Scheidung |
divorce |
| Tod |
death
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| Grab |
grave |
| Bestattung |
burial |
| Vorname |
first name
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Name, Zuname, Familienname
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surname
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Geburtsname, Mädchenname
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maiden name
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Stadt
|
city |
| Dorf |
small town |
| Land |
state |
Bezirk, Kreis
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district |
Pfarrei, Kirchspiel, Gemeinde
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parish
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