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Basic Genealogical Vocabulary

Family relationships and ceremonies|

Ableben|death

?tti|father

ausserehelich|illegitimate

Base|cousin (f)

beerdigt|buried

Beerdigung|buried

beerd.|buried

begr.|buried

begraben|buried

Begräbnis|burial

Bruder|brother

Bub|boy

Bueb|boy

Cousin|cousin (m)

Cousine|cousin (f)

Ehefrau|wife

Ehegatte|husband

Ehegattin|wife

Eheleute|married couple

eheleiblich|legitimate

ehelich|legitimate

Ehemann|husband

Ehepaar|married couple

Ehescheidung|divorce

Eheschliessung|marriage

Eheweib|wife

Eltern|parents

Enkel|grandson

Enkelin|granddaughter

Enkelkind|grandchild

Gatte|husband

Gattin|wife

geb.|born

geboren|born

Geburt|birth

Gemahl|husband

Gemahlin|wife

geschieden|divorced

Geschwister|siblings

Geschwisterkinder|cousins

gest.|died

gestorben|died

get.|baptized

getauft|baptized

getr.|married

getraut|married

Gev.|sponsor, godparent

Gevatter|sponsor, godparent

Götti|godfather

Grossätti|grandfather

Grosi|grandmother

Gotti|godmother

Grosskind|grandchild

Grossmutter|grandmother

Grossvater|grandfather

Heirat|marriage

heiraten|marry

Hochzeit|marriage

K|child, children

Kind|child

Kinder|children

Knabe|boy

Kusine|cousin (f)

M|mother

Mädchen|girl

Mann|husband

männlich|male

Meiteli|little girl

Meitli|girl

Meitschi|girl

Muhme|aunt

Mutter|mother

Neffe|nephew

Nichte|niece

Oheim|uncle

Onkel|uncle

Pate|sponsor, godparent (m)

Patenbrief|baptismal certificate

Patin|sponsor, godmother

S|son

Scheidung|divorce

Schwester|sister

Sohn|son

Söhnlein|son

Sterbefall|death

T|daughter

Tante|aunt

Taufe|baptism

Taufpate|sponsor, godparent

Taufpatin|sponsor, godmother

Taufzeuge|sponsor, godparent

Taufzeugin|sponsor, godmother

Tochter|daughter

Töchterlein|daughter

Tod|death

Todesfall|death

trauen|marry

Trauung|marriage

uneheleiblich|illegitimate

unehelich|illegitimate

Urgrossmutter|Great-grandmother

Urgrossvater|Great-grandfather

V|father

Vater|father

verehel.|married

verehelichen|marry

Verehelichung|marriage

verh.|married

verheiraten|marry

verm.|married

Vermählung|marriage

vermählen|marry

verstorben|died

verw.|widowed

verwitwet|widowed

Vetter|cousin (m)

Weib|wife

weiblich|female

Witwe|widow

Wwe|widow

This information is based on http://www.genealogienetz.de/faqs/sgg.html

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