Basic Genealogical Vocabulary

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Basic Genealogical Vocabulary
English                                                    German                                 Czech

birth                                                   Geburt                                           narození

born                                                   geboren, geb.                                narozený(á), rozený(á)

(il)legitimate                                  (un)ehelich                                      (ne)manželský(á)

baptism                                            Taufe                                                 křest, křtiny

baptized                                           getauft, get.                                    pokřtěný(á)

marriage                                           Heirat, Hochzeit,                          svatba, oddavky

                                                             Trauung,Vermählung

marry                                                 heiraten, trauen,                           vdát se, oddávat,

                                                             verheiraten, verh.,                        byli oddáni

                                                             vermählen, verm.

death                                                 Tod                                                     umrti, smrt

died                                                    gestorben, gest.                            zemřel(a)

burial                                                 Beerdigung, Begräbnis               pohřeb

buried                                               beerdigt, begraben                       pohřbený(á)

cemetery                                          Friedhof                                            hřbitov

father, mother                                Vater, Mutter                                 otec, matka

parents                                             Eltern                                                rodiče

husband                                           Mann, Ehemann, Gatte               manžel, muž

wife                                                    Frau, Ehefrau, Gattin                  manželka, žena

married couple                              Ehepaar                                            manželé

son                                                      Sohn (Söhnlein)                             syn (synek, synáček)

daughter                                          Tochter (Töchterlein)                  dcera (dcerka)

child                                                   Kind                                                   dítě

male, female                                   männlich, weiblich                        mužský, ženský

sister, brother                                Schwester, Bruder                        sestra, bratr

siblings                                             Geschwister                                     sourozenci

English                                                    German                                 Czech
uncle, aunt                                            Onkel, Tante                                   strýc,                                  teta
(great-)grandfather                                  (Ur)grossvater                             (pra)děd

grandson                                          Enkel                                                 vnuk

granddaughter                               Enkelin                                             vnučka

grandchild                                       Enkelkind                                        vnuk, vnuci, vnoučkové

niece, nephew                                Nichte, Neffe                                  synovec, neteř

godparent                                        (Tauf)pate, Taufzeuge                 kmotr(a)

midwife                                            Hebamme                         bába (bábou byla= midwife was)

day of the week                              Wochentag                                      den v týdnu

 Sunday                                             Sonntag                                             neděle

 Monday                                            Montag                                              pondělí

 Tuesday                                           Dienstag                                           úterý

 Wednesday                                    Mittwoch                                          středa

 Thursday                                         Donnerstag                                      čtvrtek

 Friday                                               Freitag                                               pátek

 Saturday                                           Samstag (Sonnabend)                sobota

 Month                                               Monat                                                měsíc

 January                                            Januar (Jänner)                             leden

 February                                          Februar (Feber)                             únor

 March                                               März                                                   březen

 April                                                  April                                                   duben

 May                                                   Mai                                                     květen

 June                                                   Juni                                                   červen

 July                                                   Juli                                                     červenec

 August                                              August                                               srpen

 September                                      September                                       září

 October                                            Oktober                                             říjen

 November                                       November                                        listopad

 December                                       Dezember                                        prosinec

year                                                    Jahr                                                    rok

date                                                    Datum                                               datum

parish                                                Pfarrei, Prarrbezirk,          fara, farnost, farní obvod

                                                             Pfarrsprengel

parson                                               Pfarrer                                               farář

church                                               Kirche                                                kostel

parish book                                      Kirchenbuch, Matrik                    matrika

place                                                  Ort                                                      místo

residence                                          Wohnort                                           bydliště

house                                                 Haus                                                  dům

number                                             Nummer, Nr. No.                          číslo, č.

village                                                Dorf                                                     vesnice

community                                      Gemeinde                                        obec

city                                                      Stadt                                                  město

county                                               Kreis                                                   okres

state                                                   Staat, Land                                      země

kingdom                                           Königreich                                       království

Example of a birth record (transcript by an archive):

Zápis narození                                Josefa Neumana

jméno:                                               Josef Neumann

narozen:                                            20.11.1814

místo narození:                              Blažím č. domu 163

otec:                                                   Jan Neumann, tesař

matka:                                               Tereza Boehmová z Chomutova

kmotri:                                              Antonín Gebauer, měšťan

                                                             Barbora manželka jeho

Matrika římskokatolickeho farního úřadu Blažím,

svazek 5 z let 1804-1828, strana 107.

Birth record of                                Josef Neumann

name:                                                Josef Neumann

born:                                                  November 20th 1814

place of birth:                                 Ploscha, house number 163

father:                                                Johann Neumann, carpenter

mother:                                             Theresia Boehm from Komotau

godparents:                                     Anton Gebauer, citizen

                                                             Barbara, his wife

Parish book of the roman-catholic parish of Ploscha,

volume 5, for the years 1804-1828, page 107.