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21. What is the basic German genealogical vocabulary?
birth; born Geburt; geboren, geb.
(il)legitimate (un,ausser)ehelich, (un)eheleiblich
baptism; baptized Taufe; getauft, get.
marriage Heirat, Hochzeit, Trauung, Verm"ahlung,
Eheschliessung, Verehelichung, Kopulation
marry heiraten, verheiraten, verh., verm"ahlen, verm.,
trauen, getr., verehelichen, verehel., kopulieren
death Tod, Sterbefall, Todesfall, Ableben
died gestorben, verstorben, gest.
burial Beerdigung, Begr"abnis
buried beerdigt, beerd., begraben, begr.
widow; -ed Witwe, Wwe.; verwitwet, verw.
divorce; -ed (Ehe)scheidung; geschieden
father; mother Vater, V.; Mutter, M.
parents Eltern
husband Mann, Ehemann, (Ehe)gatte, Gemahl
wife Frau, Ehefrau, (Ehe)gattin, (Ehe)weib, Gemahlin
married couple Ehepaar, Eheleute
son; daughter Sohn, S"ohnlein, S.; Tochter, T"ochterlein, T.
child; -ren Kind, K.; -er
male; female m"annlich; weiblich
brother; sister Bruder; Schwester
siblings Geschwister
uncle; aunt Onkel, Oheim; Tante, Muhme
(great-)grandfather (Ur)grossvater
grandson; -daughter Enkel; Enkelin
grandchild Enkelkind, Grosskind
nephew; niece Neffe; Nichte
cousin (m;f) Vetter, Cousin; Kusine, Cousine, Base
cousins Geschwisterkinder
sponsor, godparent Gevatter, Gev., (Tauf)pate, Taufzeuge
day of the week Wochentag
days of the week Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch,
Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag (Sonnabend)
month Monat
months Januar (J"anner), Februar (Feber), M"arz,
April, Mai, Juni, Juli, August,
September, Oktober, November, Dezember
year Jahr, Jahreszahl
date Datum
place Ort
residence Wohnort, Aufenthaltsort, Wohnst"atte
village Dorf
town (Land/Samt/Gross)gemeinde
city Stadt
county (Land)kreis (modern), Grafschaft (noble)
(grand) duchy (Gross)herzogtum
principality F"urstentum
kingdom K"onigreich
A more complete vocabulary guide can be found on the LDS website.
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