Czech Genealogical Word List
Czech Genealogical Word List | |
Downloadable Word List | |
Handwriting Help | |
Associated Countries | |
Introduction[edit | edit source]
The Czech Republic Genealogical Word List contains Czech words and their English translations for many words that are found in documents used to research Czech ancestors. Click here for the PDF version of the Czech Genealogical Word List.
If the word (or some form of it) you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a Czech-English dictionary. See the Additional Resources section below.
Czech is a Slavic language derived from the West Slavic language family. Czech is related to Slovak and Polish and is used in the genealogical sources throughout the Czech Republic. Czech is the language of the Czech Republic and was the official language in the Czech lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia in the former Czechoslovakia. In addition, the Czech language may be found in the records of Czech communities in the United States, Canada, and other areas settled by Czechs.
Before 1918, the Czech lands were provinces of Austria, which, together with Hungary, constituted the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Records written before 1918 may be in German, Latin, or Czech. Czech records often contain German and Latin words. See the German Genealogical Word List and the Latin Genealogical Word List.
For Bohemian-German words, also consult Sudetendeutches Wörterbuch: Wörterbuch der Deutschen Mundarten in Böhmen und MährenßSchlesien (not all volumes are available).
Contents
Language Characteristics[edit | edit source]
Variant Forms of Words[edit | edit source]
In Czech, the forms of most words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. Who, whose, whom, or marry, marries, married are examples of words in English with variant forms. In Czech, any word may have different forms, depending on how it is used. This word list gives the standard form of each Czech word. The endings of Czech words in a document often differ from what you find in this list.
Surnames
Surnames will have the added ending -ová or -á if the person referred to is female:
Surname |
+ female ending |
Gender
Czech words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or neuter. Adjectives used to describe the singular and plural forms of Czech words must have the proper masculine, feminine, or neuter endings:
starý muž |
old man |
staří muži |
old men |
This word list gives only the singular masculine form of adjectives. Thus, starý, stará, staré, and staří (all forms of “old”) are listed here as starý.
The endings of past tense verbs also change, depending on the gender and number of the subject:
narodil se |
he was born |
This word list gives only the narodil se (“he was born”) form of the past tense verb. You can conclude that narodila se means “she was born,” etc.
Plurals
Plural forms of Czech words usually change the singular word:
Words ending in -a change to -y:
žena woman / wife ženy women / wives
Words ending in -o change to -a:
město city města cities
Words ending in -e and -í do not change:
ulice street ulice streets
Words ending in a consonant add -y. A few words add -i, -ové, or -e to form the plural:
list |
page |
listy |
pages |
The plural form may change the basic word:
dítě |
child |
děti |
children |
Grammatical Use
The endings of Czech words can also vary, depending on the grammatical use of the words. Czech grammar requires a different ending for a word used as a subject, a possessive, an object, or with a preposition. Czech words fall into several classes, each with its own set of grammatical endings. Certain possessive endings give the meaning “of” to a word.
- Nouns change the endings to show possession.
Nouns ending with a consonant add -a or -e:
bratr |
brother |
bratra |
of brother |
Nouns ending with -a add -y:
sestra sister sestry of sister
Nouns ending with -o add -a:
město city města of city
Plural masculine nouns change to -ů:
muži husbands mužů of husbands
Plural feminine or neuter nouns drop the last vowel:
ženy wife žen of wives
- Adjectives change the endings to show possession.
Adjectives ending in -ý change to -ého:
narozený born narozeného of the born
Adjectives ending in -á change to -é:
křtěná baptized křtěné of the baptized
Adjectives ending in -é change to -ého:
neznámé unknown neznámého of the unknown
Adjectives ending in -í change to -ího:
první first prvního of the first
Plural adjectives ending in -ý or -í add -ch:
zemřelý |
deceased |
zemřelých |
of the deceased |
These examples show some endings in context:
Syn zemřelého Josefa Nováka a Anny Plevové means “son of the deceased Josef Novák and of Anna Plevová (Pleva).”
Manželství mezi Karlem Václavem Havlem a Barborou Marií Kozárovou means “marriage between Karel Václav Havel and Barbora Marie Kozárová (Kozár).”
Alphabetical Order[edit | edit source]
Written Czech uses several letters in addition to the 26 letters used in the English alphabet: á, č, ď, é, ě, í, ň, ó, ř, š, ť, ,ú, ů, ý, ž. The letter combination ch is also considered a single letter and is alphabetized after h. Letters q, w, and x are used only in words of foreign origin. Czech dictionaries and indexes use the following alphabetical order:
a,á b c,č d,ď e,é,ě f g h ch i,í j k l m n,ň o,ó p (q) r,ř s,š t,ť u,ú,ů v (w) (x) y,ý z,ž
This word list follows the standard English alphabetical order. However, when you work with alphabetized Czech records, use the Czech alphabetical order.
Spelling[edit | edit source]
Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. In Czech, the following spelling variations are common:
i, y and j used interchangeably
s and z used interchangeably
w used for v
rz used for ř
sz used for š
cz used for č
In Czech words are pronounced as they are written.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Czech Republic Reading Aids Translated examples of birth, marriage, and death records, both civil registration and church records, in both German and Czech.
This word list includes the words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Czech-English dictionary. Several are available at the Family History Library in the European collection. The call numbers begin with 491.86321. The following dictionary is helpful when you do genealogical research and is available through most bookstores which carry Czech books:
- Fronek, Josef. Anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník. (English-Czech, Czech-English dictionary). Praha: Leda, 2003, c1998. (FHL book 491.86321)
The following dictionary is also available on microfilm and microfiche for use in Family History Centers:
- Cheshire, Harold T. Česko-anglický slovník. (Czech-English Dictionary). Praha: J. Otto, 1935. (FHL book 491.86321 C424c; film 1181683 item 1-2; fiche 6001286-6001287).
Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the FamilySearch Catalog under CZECH LANGUAGE—DICTIONARIES or in the Locality section under CZECH REPUBLIC—LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. These include other dictionaries and language helps, such as Czech grammar books.
You could also use an online translator such as Google translate.
Key Words[edit | edit source]
In order to find and use specific types of Czech records, you will need to know some key words in Czech. This section gives key genealogical terms in English with Czech translations. For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Czech words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Czech records to indicate marriage.
English | Czech |
---|---|
baptism, baptisms | křest, křty, křestní, křtít, křtil, pokřtil |
birth, births | narození, narozený, rodný, narodil se |
burial, burials | pohřeb, pohřby |
Catholic | římsko-katolický |
census | sčítání lidu |
child | dítě, děcko, děťátko |
christenings | (see baptism) |
civil registry | státní matriky |
day | den |
death, deaths | úmrtí, smrt, úmrtní, umřel, zemřít, zemřel, zesnul, skonal |
father | otec, otcové, otce, táta, taťka, tatík, tatínek |
husband | manžel, choť, muž |
index | seznam, rejstřík, index |
Jewish | židovský |
marriage, marriages | sňatek, sňatky, manželství, svatba, oddavky, oddací, oddaný, oddat, oženil se (man), vdala se (woman) |
military | vojsko, vojenský |
month | měsíc |
mother | matka, matky, máma, mamka, maminka |
name, given | (křestní) jméno |
name, surname | příjmení, rodné jméno, vlastní jméno |
parent, parents | rodič, rodiče |
parish | farnost, fara |
Protestant | protestantský, evangelický |
week | týden |
wife | manželka, choť, žena |
year | rok |
General Word List[edit | edit source]
This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections that follow this list. In this list, optional versions of Czech words or variable endings (such as some plural or feminine endings) are given in parentheses. Some Czech phrases and their translations are listed [in brackets] under the most significant Czech word, not the first word, of the phrase. Words in parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.
Czech English
A[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
a | and |
aby | so that |
adoptovaný | adopted |
adresář | directory |
ale | but |
ani | not even |
archív | archive |
asi | perhaps, about, maybe, circa |
atd. | and so forth |
Words starting with: |
---|
B[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
bába (babina, babička) | grandmother (also used for midwife) |
badatel | researcher |
bakalář | student |
baráčník | cottager |
barvíř | dyer |
běhavka | diarrhea |
běloruský | Belorussian |
berní | ruly tax lists |
bez | without |
bezdětný | childless |
bezejmenný | unnamed, nameless |
bílý | white |
biřmování | confirmations |
biskup | bishop |
blízký | near |
blížně, blížěňata | twin, twins |
bojiště, na bojišti | battlefield, on the battlefield |
bolest | pain |
Boží | the Lord’s |
bratr, bratři | brother, brothers |
bratranec | cousin (male) |
březen | March |
bude | he will, she will, it will |
budou | they will |
Bůh | the Lord |
bydlící | residing |
bydliště | residence |
byl, byla, bylo | was |
byli, byly | were |
být | to be |
bývalý | former, the late (deceased) |
Words starting with: |
---|
C[edit | edit source]
C, Č
Czech | English |
---|---|
číslo | number |
cajkař | weaver |
čas | time |
časopis | magazine, periodical |
část | part, portion |
často | often |
cech | guild |
celý | entire |
census | census |
černý | black |
červen | June |
červenec | July |
červený | red |
Český | Czech, Bohemian |
cesta | road |
cestovní pas | passport |
chalupník | cottager, poor peasant |
chce | he wants |
chlap | peasant, country fellow |
chlapec | boy |
choroba | disease |
choť | spouse |
cihlář | brick maker |
cikán | gypsy |
církev | church |
císařský | imperial |
císařství | empire |
cizí | foreign, strange |
číslo běžně | running number (as in a list) |
číslo domu | house number |
cizozemský | foreign |
člen | member |
co | what |
čtrnáct(ý) | fourteen (fourteenth) |
čtvrtek | Thursday |
čtvrtláník | farmer (quarter-land holder) |
čtvrtý | fourth |
čtyři | four |
čtyřicátý | fortieth |
čtyřicet | forty |
čtyři sta | four hundred |
čtyřstý | four hundredth |
cukrovka | diabetes |
Words starting with: |
---|
D[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
daně | taxation |
dar | donation |
datum | date |
dcera, dcery | daughter, daughters |
děcko | child |
děd (děda, dědek, dědeček) | grandfather, old man |
dědic | heir |
dědictví | heritage, inheritance |
dějiny | history |
děkanát | deanery, division of a diocese |
dělník | laborer, worker |
den | day |
desátek | tithing, a tenth |
desátý | tenth |
deset | ten |
děťátko | little child |
děti | children |
devadesát(ý) | ninety (ninetieth) |
devatenáct(ý) | nineteen (nineteenth) |
devátý | ninth |
děvče (děvčina) | girl |
devět | nine |
devět set | nine hundred |
devítistý | nine hundredth |
díl | portion, share, volume |
diecéze | diocese |
dítě | child |
dítěte | of the child |
dívka (dívčina) | girl |
dle | according to |
dlouhý | long |
dne | on the day |
dnes | today |
dnešní | today's |
do | to, into |
doba | time, period |
dobrý | good |
dodatek | supplement, addition |
doklad | document |
dolní | lower |
doma | at home |
domkář | cottager |
domovský list | residency certificate |
dopis | letter, correspondence |
dříve | previously |
dřívější | former |
druhého | on the second |
druhopis | duplicate |
druhý | second |
duben | April |
důchodce | pensioner |
důkaz | proof |
dům | house |
duplikát | duplicate |
dva | two |
dvacátý | twentieth |
dvacátý čtvrtý | twenty-fourth |
dvacátý devátý | twenty-ninth |
dvacátý druhý | twenty-second |
dvacátý osmý | twenty-eighth |
dvacátý pátý | twenty-fifth |
dvacátý první | twenty-first |
dvacátý sedmý | twenty-seventh |
dvacátý šestý | twenty-sixth |
dvacátý třetí | twenty-third |
dvacet | twenty |
dvacet čtyři | twenty-four |
dvacet devět | twenty-nine |
dvacet dva | twenty-two |
dvacet jeden | twenty-one |
dvacet osm | twenty-eight |
dvacet pět | twenty-five |
dvacet sedm | twenty-seven |
dvacet šest | twenty-six |
dvacet tři | twenty-three |
dvanáct(ý) | twelve (twelfth) |
dvě | two |
dvě stě | two hundred |
dvojče, dvojčata | twin, twins |
dvoustý | two hundredth |
dvůr | court |
Words starting with: |
---|
E[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
emigrace | emigration |
erb | coat of arms |
erbovní | heraldic |
erbovnictví | heraldry |
evangelický | Evangelical, Lutheran, Protestant |
Words starting with: |
---|
F[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
fara | parish |
farář | pastor, parish priest |
farní úřad | parish office |
farnost | parish |
Words starting with: |
---|
G[edit | edit source]
FOREIGN LANGUAGE | English |
---|---|
genealogický strom | family tree |
genealogie | genealogy |
grunt | family property |
gruntovní knihy | land records |
gruntovník | farmer, land holder |
gubernie | Russian province |
Words starting with: |
---|
H[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
havíř | coal miner |
heraldika | heraldry |
historie | history |
hlavní | main |
ho | him |
hodina | hour |
hodný | worthy |
holič | barber |
hora | mountain, hill |
horečka | fever |
horní | upper |
horník | miner |
hospodář | farmer (self sustaining) |
hospodářství | farm |
hostinský | innkeeper |
hrad | castle |
hranice | border, boundary |
hřbitov | cemetery |
hrob | grave |
hrnčíř | potter |
Words starting with: |
---|
I[edit | edit source]
Czech | Englishsor |
---|---|
i | and |
imigrace | immigration |
informace | information |
Words starting with: |
---|
J[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
jak | how, as |
jako | as, like |
jaký | what kind of |
jazyk | language |
je | he is, she is, it is |
jeden, -na, -no | a, an, one |
jedenáct(ý) | eleven (eleventh) |
jedináček | the only child |
jeho | his, its |
její | her |
jejich | their |
jen | only, just |
ještě | still, yet |
ještě ne | not yet |
jezero | lake |
jih | south |
jinak též | alias |
jindy | at another time |
jiný | other, different |
jitro | morning |
již | already |
jméno | name, given name= křestní jméno |
jmenovitě | that means, namely |
jsou | they are |
Words starting with: |
---|
K[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
k | to, for |
kalendář | calendar |
kam | to where |
kameník | mason |
kaple | chapel |
kašel | cough |
katolický | Catholic |
kazatel | preacher |
každý | each, every |
kde | where |
kdo | who |
kdy (když) | when |
kilometr | kilometer |
klášter | convent, monastery |
klempíř | tinsmith |
kmotr | godfather |
kmotra | godmother |
kmotři | godparents |
kněz | priest |
kniha, knihy | book, books |
knihovna | library |
koho | whom |
kojenec | suckling |
kolem | about, approximately |
kominík | chimney sweep |
konec | end |
konečný | final, last |
konto | account |
konverze | conversion |
kostel | church |
koupil | he bought |
kovář | smith |
koželuh | tanner |
kraj | region, area |
král | king |
královna | queen |
královský | royal |
království | kingdom |
krát | times |
křeče | cramps, convulsions |
krejčí | tailor (male) |
křest | christening, baptism |
křestní jméno | given name |
křestní list | christening (baptismal) certificate |
krevní | blood relation |
kronika, kroniky | chronicle, chronicles |
křtřnec | the one christened, baptized |
křtěný | christened, baptized |
křtícího | of the baptizer |
křtil | have christened, baptized |
křtu | of the christening |
křty | christenings, baptisms |
krvácení | bleeding, hemorrhage |
který | who, which |
kupec | shopkeeper, merchant |
kumšt | trade, occupation |
květen | May |
Words starting with: |
---|
L[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
lán | a measure of land |
laník | landholder |
latinský | Latin |
lázně | spa, spring, bath |
leden | January |
lékař | physician |
les | forest, woods |
lesník | forester |
léta (let) | years |
letopočet | date |
letos | this year |
levoboček | illegitimate child |
levý | left |
lidé (lid) | people |
list | certificate, page |
listina | legal document |
listopad | November |
loď | ship, boat |
loni | last year |
lože | status of legitimacy, bed |
lože manželské | legitimate |
lože nemanželské | illegitimate |
Words starting with: |
---|
M[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
má | he has, she has, it has |
macecha | stepmother |
maďarský | Hungarian |
majetek | property |
majetný | wealthy, property owning |
mají | they have |
malíř | painter |
malý | small, little |
máma (matka, mamka, maminka) | mother |
manžel | husband |
manželé | married couple |
manželka | wife |
manželský | legitimate |
manželství | marriage |
mapa | map |
matka, matky, máma, mamka, maminka | mother |
matrika, matriky | vital records, church records, parish registers |
matrika narozených | birth register |
matrika oddaných | marriage register |
matrika zemřelých | death register |
měl, -a, -o | he had, she had, it had |
menší | lesser, smaller, shorter |
měsíc | month |
měščan | burgher, citizen |
měsťan | burgher, citizen |
město | town, city |
mezi | between |
místní | local |
místo | place, locality |
místo bydliště | place of residence |
místopisný slovník | gazetteer |
mistr | master craftsman |
mít | to have |
ml. (mladší) | younger, junior |
mládenec | young man |
starý mládenec | bachelor |
mladý | young |
mlýn | mill |
mlynář | miller |
modlitba | prayer |
modrý | blue |
moravský | Moravian |
most | bridge |
mrtvě narozený | stillborn |
mrtvý | dead |
mu | to him |
muž | man, husband |
mužský | male |
myslivec | hunter |
Words starting with: |
---|
N[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
na | on, at, around |
náb. | religion |
náboženství | religion |
nad | on the, above, upon |
nádeník | day worker, day laborer |
náhrobek | gravestone |
nájemník | renter |
nalezenec | foundling |
nám | to us |
nar. | birth, was born |
narodil se | was born |
národní | national |
narození | birth |
narozený | born |
nás | us |
náš (naše) | our |
následující | next |
ne (ne-) | no, not |
nebo | or |
nebožtík | the deceased |
nedaleko | not far from |
neděle | Sunday |
nedostatek | lack of |
nejmladší | youngest |
nejstarší | oldest, eldest |
nekatolík | non-Catholic |
nemanželský | illegitimate |
německý | German |
nemluvně | infant |
nemoc | disease |
není | is not |
neštovice | small pox |
neteř | niece |
neuvedeno | not mentioned |
nevěsta | bride |
nevlastní | step- (as in stepmother, stepsister, and so forth) |
nevolník | vassal, serf |
nevyskytuje se | does not appear |
nezletilý | not of legal age, minor |
neznámý | unknown |
nic | nothing |
nikdy | never |
nízký | low, short |
nižší | lower |
noc | night |
novomanželé | newlyweds |
novorozenec | newborn |
nový | new |
nynější | this, the present |
Words starting with: |
---|
O[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
o | about, concerning |
oba (obě) | both |
občan | citizen |
občanství | citizenship |
obchodník | merchant |
obdržel | received |
obec, obce | community, communities |
oblastní archív | regional archive |
obřad | rite, ceremony |
obřezání (obřízka) | circumcision |
obsah | content |
obuvník | shoemaker |
obyvatel | inhabitant, resident, citizen |
obyvatelstvo | population |
od | from, since |
odbytý | performed |
oddací | list marriage certificate |
oddací matrika | marriage register |
oddaný | married |
oddat | to marry |
oddavky | marriage |
odkud | from where |
odpoledne | in the afternoon |
odpovědět | to reply |
ohlášený | announced, published |
ohlášky | banns |
okamžitě | right away, immediately |
okolo | about, around |
okres | district, county |
on, -a, -o, -i, -y | he, she, it, they |
osada | community |
osm(ý) | eight (eighth) |
osmdesát(ý) | eighty (eightieth) |
osmistý | eight hundredth |
osmnáct(ý) | eighteen (eighteenth) |
osm set | eight hundred |
osoba | person |
osobní | personal |
otčím | stepfather |
otec, otcové | father, fathers |
ovčák | shepherd |
ovdovělá | widowed |
ovdovělý | widowered |
oženěný | married (man) |
oženil se | married a woman |
Words starting with: |
---|
P[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
pacholek | farm servant |
padesát(ý) | fifty (fiftieth) |
pan | sir, Mr., Lord |
paní | lady, Mrs. |
panna | maiden, Miss, virgin |
stará panna | old maiden, spinster |
pastýř | herdsman |
pátek | Friday |
patnáct(ý) | fifteen, fifteenth |
patrimoniální knihy | patrimonial books |
pátý | fifth |
pečeť | seal |
pekař | baker |
pěstoun | foster father |
pěstounka | foster mother |
pět | five |
pětistý | five hundredth |
pět set | five hundred |
pevnost | fortress |
písaář | scribe |
plnoletnost | age of consent, legal age, majority |
plnoletý | of legal age |
plný | full, complete |
po (potom) | after |
pobyt | residence |
pochovat | buried |
pod | under |
poddaný | serf |
podepsaný | the undersigned |
podepsat | to sign, to undersign, to witness a signature |
podle | according to |
podobný | similar |
podpis | signature |
podpora | assistance |
podruh | farm laborer |
pohlaví | gender, sex |
pohřbený | buried |
pohřeb, pohřby | burial, burials |
pohrobek | posthumous child |
pokřtěný | christened |
pokřtil | have christened, baptized |
poledne | noon |
polský | Polish |
pomoc | help |
politický okres | political district |
pondělí | Monday |
popálenina | burn |
popis | description |
poplatek | fee, cost |
populace | population |
porod | childbirth, labor |
porodní bába | midwife |
poručník | guardian |
poslední | final, last |
poslední pomazání | last rites |
poslední vůle | last will, testament |
potok | stream |
potomek | descendant |
povolání | occupation, profession |
povolení | permission |
požehnání | blessing |
pozemkové knihy | land books |
poznámky | remarks |
pozůstalý | left behind, surviving |
pra | great |
prabába (prababička) | great-grandmother |
pracovitý | diligent, hard working |
praděda (pradědeček) | great-grandfather |
prarodiče | grandparents |
prastrýc | great uncle |
prateta | great aunt |
pravděpodobně | in all likelihood, probably |
právní | legal |
právo | law |
pravoslavný | orthodox |
pravý | right, true |
pražský | pertaining to Prague |
před | before, in front of |
předek | ancestor |
předešlý | previous |
předevčírem | day before yesterday |
předtím | before |
přesnř | exactly |
přibližný | approximate |
příbuzný | related, relative |
příčina | cause, reason |
příjmení | surname, last name |
příslušnost | relationship |
příslušný | appropriate |
příští | next |
přítel | friend (male) |
přítelkyně | friend (female) |
přítomnost | presence |
přízvisko | surname |
pro | for |
proč | why |
prohlášení | statement |
prosba | request |
prosíme | we request |
prosinec | December |
protestantský | Protestant |
proti | against |
protože | because |
provdala - se | she married |
průjem | diarrhea |
pruský | Prussian |
první | first |
prvorozený | firstborn |
prý | said to be |
psát | to write |
psotník | infantile convulsions |
půl | half |
půlláník | farmer (half-land holder) |
půlnoc | midnight |
původ | origin, parentage |
Words starting with: |
---|
R[edit | edit source]
R, Ř
Czech | English |
---|---|
r. (roku) | year |
radnice | city hall |
rakouský | Austrian |
rakovina | cancer |
ráno | in the morning |
rejstřík | list, index |
řeka | river |
řemeslník | tradesman |
řemeslo | trade |
rešerše | genealogical research |
řezník | butcher |
říjen | October |
římsko-katolický | Roman Catholic |
robotník | laborer, vassal |
roč. (ročník) | year (of book) |
roce | year |
roční | annual |
rod | family, clan, descent, lineage |
rodem | maiden name |
rodič, rodiče | parent, parents |
rodina | family |
rodiště | birthplace |
rodná matrika | birth register |
rodné jméno | surname |
rodný list | birth certificate |
rodokmen | pedigree, family tree, lineage |
rodopis | genealogy |
rok | year |
roky (roků) | years |
rolník | peasant |
rovněž | also, too |
roz. (rozená) | maiden name |
rozvedený | divorced |
rozvod | divorce |
ruský | Russian, Ruthenian, Ukrainian |
různý | various |
rybář | fisherman |
rychtář | village magistrate |
rynek | marketplace |
rytíř | knight |
Words starting with: |
---|
S[edit | edit source]
S, Š
Czech | English |
---|---|
s, se | with |
samota | hamlet |
sčítání lidu | census |
sdělení | report |
sdělujeme Vám | we inform you |
šedesát(ý) | sixty (sixtieth) |
sedlák | farmer (large farm) |
sedm(ý) | seven (seventh) |
sedmdesát(ý) | seventy (seventieth) |
sedmistý | seven hundredth |
sedmnáct(ý) | seventeen (seventeenth) |
sedm set | seven hundred |
šenkýř | tavern keeper |
šest(ý) | six (sixth) |
šestistý | six hundredth |
šestnáct(ý) | sixteen (sixteenth) |
sestra | sister |
sestřenice | cousin (female) |
šestset | six hundred |
sever | north |
seznam | list, index, directory |
sice | namely, or |
sirotek (sirota) | orphan |
škola | school |
slabost | weakness, sickness |
slabý | weak |
slavný | famous |
šlechta | nobility |
šlechtic | nobleman |
slečna | miss |
slezský | Silesian |
slovenský | Slovak |
slovník | dictionary |
sluha | servant (male) |
služba | service |
služka (služebná) | servant (female) |
smlouva | contract, agreement |
smrt | death |
snacha | daughter-in-law |
snad | perhaps |
sňatek, sňatky | marriage, marriages |
snoubenec | fiancé, betrothed, groom |
snoubenka | fiancée, betrothed, bride |
sobota | Saturday |
souchotiny | consumption |
soud | court |
soudce | judge |
souhlas | consent |
sourozenci | siblings; brothers and sisters |
soused, sousedé | neighbor, neighbors, property owner |
spála | scarlet fever |
spalničky | measles |
společně | together |
společnost | society |
srpen | August |
stará panna | old maid, spinster |
staroba | old age |
starosta | mayor |
starší | older, elder, senior |
starý | old |
starý mládenec | bachelor |
stát | state |
statek | farm |
státní matriky | civil registry |
stav | marital status, condition |
sto | hundred |
stolař | cabinet maker |
století | century |
str. (strana) | page, side |
střed, -ní | central, middle, average |
středa | Wednesday |
strýc | uncle |
stý | one hundredth |
sv. (svazek) | volume, number |
švadlena | seamstress |
švagr | brother-in-law |
švagrová | sister-in-law |
svatba | wedding |
svatební | marital, of marriage |
svatební oznámení | wedding announcement |
svátek | holiday |
svatý | holy |
švec | shoemaker |
svědek | witness |
svobodný | unmarried, single |
svolení | consent |
svůj, svá, své | his own, her own |
syn, synové | son, sons |
synagóga | synagogue |
synovec | nephew |
Words starting with: |
---|
T[edit | edit source]
T, Ť
Czech | English |
---|---|
tady | here |
tak zvaný | so called |
také | also |
tam | there |
tamější | of that place |
táta (tatík, taťka, tatínek) | father |
tchán | father-in-law |
tchýně | mother-in-law |
těhotenství | pregnancy |
těhotná | pregnant |
tesař | carpenter |
teta | aunt |
tisíc(í) | one thousand (one thousandth) |
titul | title |
tkadlec | weaver |
to | it, this |
tohoto roku | of the current year |
tolik | so much, as much |
tovaryš | journeymen |
třetí | third |
trh (tržiště) | market |
tři | three |
třicátý | thirtieth |
třicet | thirty |
třináct(ý) | thirteen (thirteenth) |
tři sta | three hundred |
třístý | three hundredth |
truhlář | cabinetmaker |
tu | here |
tuberkulóza | tuberculosis |
týden | week |
týdny | weeks |
tyfus břišní | typhoid fever |
Words starting with: |
---|
U[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
u | at, in |
ubohý | poor |
učedník (učeň) | apprentice |
učitel | teacher |
údaj | information |
údolí | valley |
uherský | Hungarian |
uhlíř | coal man |
ukrajinský | Ukrainian |
ul. (ulice) | street, road |
uložený | deposited |
úmluva | contract, agreement |
umřel | died |
umřít | to die |
úmrtí | death |
úmrtní list | death certificate |
úmrtní matrika | death register |
únor | February |
úplavice | dysentery |
úřad | office |
úředník | clerk, officer |
urozený | of noble birth |
usedlík | settler |
ústní | verbal, oral |
úterý | Tuesday |
uveden | known |
už | already |
už ne | no longer |
uzavření | contracting (of marriage) |
Words starting with: |
---|
V[edit | edit source]
Czech | English |
---|---|
v, ve | in, on, at |
valach | ethnic identity, shepherd |
valašský | Valach (Moravian ethnic group) |
Vás | you |
Váš | your |
včera | yesterday |
včerejší | yesterday’s |
vdala se | married (to a man) |
vdaná | married (woman) |
vdova | widow |
dova po Jozefovi | widow of Jozef |
vdovec | widower |
večer | in the evening |
vedle | next to |
věk | age |
velký | big, great, large |
velmožný | magnate |
ves | village |
vesnice | village |
vévodství | duchy |
viz | see |
vlast | homeland |
vlastní | own, real, natural, self |
vlastní jméno | surname |
vnučka | granddaughter |
vnuk | grandson |
voda | water |
voják | soldier |
vojenský | military |
vojsko | military |
vrchní | upper |
všechno | all |
vůbec ne | not at all |
východ | east |
vydaný | published |
vykonal | performed, did, accomplished |
výměnkář | pensioner |
výpis | extract |
výročí | anniversary |
vysoký | high, tall |
vyšší | upper |
vývod | pedigree |
vyznání | religion |
vždy | always |
Words starting with: |
---|
Z[edit | edit source]
Z, Ž
Czech | English |
---|---|
z, ze | from, of (a place) |
žadný | no, none |
žádost | request |
zahradník | gardener |
zákonný | lawful, legal, legitimate |
zámečník | locksmith |
zámek | palace |
zaměstnání | employment |
západ | west |
zápal plic | pneumonia |
září | September |
záškrt | diphtheria |
zasnoubení | engagement (to marry) |
zasnoubený | betrothed, engaged |
zasnoubit - se | to become engaged |
závěť | will, testament |
zde | here |
zdejší | of this place |
žebrák | beggar |
zedník | bricklayer |
zelený | green |
země | earth |
zemědělec | peasant |
zemřel | died |
zemské desky | land tablets |
žena | woman, wife |
ženatý | married (to a woman) |
ženich | bridegroom |
ženský | female |
žesnul | died |
zeť | son-in-law |
žid, židové | Jew, Jewish |
židovský | Jewish |
žijící | living |
zítra | tomorrow |
život | life |
životopis | biography |
zkoušená | tested |
žloutenka | jaundice |
zničení | destruction |
znovu | again |
Words starting with: |
---|
Numbers[edit | edit source]
In some genealogical records, numbers are spelled out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. In actual usage, days of the month are written in ordinal form with a possessive grammatical ending. In the following list, the ordinal number in its standard form is given first, followed by the possessive form (in some cases only the possessive ending is listed):
pátý - the fifth pátého - on the fifth (of the month)
Cardinal Ordinal
1 jeden, jedna, jedno 1st první, prvního
2 dva, dvě 2nd druhý, druhého
3 tři 3rd třetí, třetího
4 čtyři 4th čtvrtý, čtvrtého
5 pět 5th pátý, pátého
6 šest 6th šestý, šestého
7 sedm 7th sedmý, sedmého
8 osm 8th osmý, osmého
9 devět 9th devátý, devátého
10 deset 10th desátý, desátého
11 jedenáct 11th jedenáctý, -ého
12 dvanáct 12th dvanáctý, -ého
13 třináct 13th třináctý, -ého
14 čtrnáct 14th čtrnáctý, -ého
15 patnáct 15th patnáctý, -ého
16 šestnáct 16th šestnáctý, -ého
17 sedmnáct 17th sedmnáctý, -ého
18 osmnáct 18th osmnáctý, -ého
19 devatenáct 19th devatenáctý, -ého
20 dvacet 20th dvacátý, -ého
21 dvacet jeden, -jedna, -jedno 21st dvacátý první, dvacátého prvního
22 dvacet dva 22nd dvacátý druhý, dvacátého druhého
23 dvacet tři 23rd dvacátý třetí, dvacátého třetího
24 dvacet čtyři 24th dvacátý čtvrtý, dvacátého čtvrtého
25 dvacet pět 25th dvacátý pátý, dvacátého pátého
26 dvacet šest 26th dvacátý šestý,dvacátého šestého
27 dvacet sedm 27th dvacátý sedmý, dvacátého sedmého
28 dvacet osm 28th dvacátý osmý, dvacátého osmého
29 dvacet devět 29th dvacátý devátý, dvacátého devátého
30 třicet 30th třicátý, třicátého
40 čtyřicet 40th čtyřicátý, -ého
50 padesát 50th padesátý, -ého
60 šedesát 60th šedesátý, -ého
70 sedmdesát 70th sedmdesátý, -ého
80 osmdesát 80th osmdesátý, -ého
90 devadesát 90th devadesátý, -ého
100 sto 100th stý, -ého
200 dvěstě 200th dvoustý, -ého
300 třista 300th třístý, -ého
400 čtyřista 400th čtyřistý, -ého
500 pětset 500th pětistý, -ého
600 šestset 600th šestistý, -ého
700 sedmset 700th sedmistý, -ého
800 osmset 800th osmistý, -ého
900 devětset 900th devítistý, -ého
1000 tisíc 1000th tisící, -ího
Date and Time[edit | edit source]
To understand Czech dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding “Numbers” section. In Czech records, dates are occasionally spelled out. Dates are usually given with possessive grammatical endings:
- dvacátého osmého srpna, jeden tisíc osm set padesát dva
- [on the twenty-eighth of August, one thousand eight hundred fifty and two] 28 August 1852
Months of the Year[edit | edit source]
Czech dates are always given in day-month-year order. Months are often abbreviated using a Roman numeral.
For example, 25 February 1848 could be written as:
25. února 1848
25. 2. 1848
25. II. 1848
The months listed below are shown in their standard form and in the possessive form used in writing dates:
Czech English
I leden, ledna January
II únor, února February
III březen, března March
IV duben, dubna April
V květen, května May
VI červen, června June
VII červenec, července July
VIII srpen, srpna August
IX září September
X říjen, října October
XI listopad, listopadu November
XII prosinec, prosince December
Days of the Week[edit | edit source]
Czech English
neděle Sunday
pondělí Monday
úterý Tuesday
středa Wednesday
čtvrtek Thursday
pátek Friday
sobota Saturday
Times of the Day[edit | edit source]
Czech records may indicate the exact time when the birth, marriage, or death occurred. This is usually spelled out.
Czech English
v deset hodin at 10 o’clock
ráno in the morning
dopoledne forenoon
poledne/ v poledne noon
odpoledne afternoon
večer in the evening
v noci at night
půlnoc/ o půlnoci midnight