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This list contains Portuguese words with their English translations. The words included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources. If the word you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a Portuguese-English dictionary.  
This list contains Portuguese words with their English translations. The words included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources. If the word you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a Portuguese-English dictionary.  


Portuguese is a Romance language and is very similar to Spanish. It is the national language of Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola. It is also spoken on the Chinese island of Macau and in the Goa region of India and used in some of the official records of these places. In the United States, Portuguese is spoken in places such as Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts, as well as many areas in California and Hawaii where Portuguese immigrants have settled.  
Portuguese is a Romance language and is very similar to Spanish. It is the national language of Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola. It is also spoken on the Chinese island of Macau and in the Goa region of India and used in some of the official records of these places. In the United States, Portuguese is spoken in places such as Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts, as well as many areas in California and Hawaii where Portuguese immigrants have settled.  


==Portuguese Handwriting==
== Word List  ==
*[https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/alphabet/handwriting-history Portuguese Handwriting] at BYU Script Tutorial


==Language Characteristics==
=== Language Characteristics ===
===Gender===
 
Portuguese words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or, in some cases, neuter. '''''O''''' (the masculine form of ''the'') is used with masculine words. '''''A''''' (the feminine form of ''the'') is used with feminine words. Masculine nouns generally end in '''''o'''''<i>, '''r''', '''l''', </i>and '''''ma'''''. Feminine nouns generally end in '''''a,''''' '''''ão''''', '''''dade''''', '''''tude''''', and '''''ume'''''. Nouns which end in '''''or''''' generally are masculine; an '''''a''''' is added to indicate the feminine version.  
Portuguese words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or, in some cases, neuter. '''''O''''' (the masculine form of ''the'') is used with masculine words. '''''A''''' (the feminine form of ''the'') is used with feminine words. Masculine nouns generally end in '''''o'''''<i>, '''r''', '''l''', </i>and '''''ma'''''. Feminine nouns generally end in ''a, '''ão''', '''dade''', '''tude''','' and '''''ume'''''. Nouns which end in '''''or'''''generally are masculine; an '''''a''''' is added to indicate the feminine version.  


Adjectives which end in '''''o''''' or '''''a''''' reflect the same gender of the nouns they refer to. For example, ''the married son'' would be translated as ''o filho casado'',while ''the married daughter'' would be translated as ''a filha casada''.  
Adjectives which end in '''''o''''' or '''''a''''' reflect the same gender of the nouns they refer to. For example, ''the married son'' would be translated as ''o filho casado'',while ''the married daughter'' would be translated as ''a filha casada''.  
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Many adjectives do not end in '''''o''''' or '''''a''''' and so do not indicate gender. For example, ''the large book'' would be translated as ''o livro grande'', while ''the large parish'' would be translated as ''a paróquia grande''.  
Many adjectives do not end in '''''o''''' or '''''a''''' and so do not indicate gender. For example, ''the large book'' would be translated as ''o livro grande'', while ''the large parish'' would be translated as ''a paróquia grande''.  


===Variant Forms of Words===
==== Variant Forms of Words ====


In Portuguese, as in English, the forms of some 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. This word list gives only the standard form of each Portuguese word. As you read Portuguese records, be aware that some words vary with usage.  
In Portuguese, as in English, the forms of some 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. This word list gives only the standard form of each Portuguese word. As you read Portuguese records, be aware that some words vary with usage.  
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Plural forms of Portuguese words usually add '''''s''''' to the singular noun as well as the article and adjective. Thus, ''o avô materno'' (the maternal grandparent) becomes ''os avôs maternos'' (the maternal grandparents).  
Plural forms of Portuguese words usually add '''''s''''' to the singular noun as well as the article and adjective. Thus, ''o avô materno'' (the maternal grandparent) becomes ''os avôs maternos'' (the maternal grandparents).  


===Alphabetical Order===
==== Alphabetical Order ====


The Portuguese alphabet uses the same 26 letters and alphabetical used in English. The letters '''''k''''' and '''''w''''' are used only in words that are not of Portuguese origin.  
The Portuguese alphabet uses the same 26 letters and alphabetical used in English. The letters '''''k''''' and '''''w''''' are used only in words that are not of Portuguese origin.  


===Accent Marks===
==== Accent Marks ====


Some letters in Portuguese can carry accent marks that indicate how to pronounce the letter, or which syllable in a word is stressed. They do not affect alphabetical order. The accent marks include:  
Some letters in Portuguese can carry accent marks that indicate how to pronounce the letter, or which syllable in a word is stressed. They do not affect alphabetical order. The accent marks include:  


:agudo á, é, í, ó, ú
:agudo&nbsp; á, é, í, ó, ú


:cedilha ç
:cedilha &nbsp;ç


:circunflexo ê, ô
:circunflexo &nbsp;ê, ô


:grave à, è
:grave&nbsp; à, è


:til ã, ẽ, õ, ũ
:til &nbsp;ã, ˜e, õ, ˜u


:trema ü
:trema &nbsp;ü


===Spelling===
=== Spelling ===


Although Portuguese spelling was standardized by the mid-1700s, scribes usually spelled words the way they sounded. Generally, variations between old and modern spellings should not cause too much trouble for the researcher. The following words are examples of old and modern spelling variations:  
Although Portuguese spelling was standardized by the mid-1700s, scribes usually spelled words the way they sounded. Generally, variations between old and modern spellings should not cause too much trouble for the researcher. The following words are examples of old and modern spelling variations:  


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| width="70%"
|-
|-
!Variation!!Ancient!!Modern
| '''Variation'''
| '''Old'''
| '''Modern'''
|-
|-
|'''''y''''' became '''''i'''''
| '''''y''''' became '''''i'''''  
|Pereyra
| Pereyra  
|Pereira
| Pereira
|-
|-
|'''''h''''' became silent
| '''''h''''' became silent  
|hum, honze
| hum,&nbsp;honze  
|um, onze
| um,&nbsp;onze
|-
|-
|'''''ã''''' became '''''am'''''
| '''''ã''''' became '''''am'''''  
|tãpa
| tãpa  
|tampa
| tampa
|-
|-
|'''''ẽ''''' became '''''em'''''
| '''''˜e''''' became '''''em'''''  
|bẽ
| b˜e
|bem
| bem
|-
|-
|'''''ũ''''' became '''''um'''''
| '''''˜u''''' became '''''um'''''  
|hũ
| h˜u
|um
| um
|-
|-
|'''''ph''''' became '''''f'''''
| '''''ph''''' became '''''f'''''  
|pharol
| pharol  
|farol
| farol
|-
|-
|'''''nn''''' became '''''n'''''<u></u>
| '''''nn''''' became '''''n'''''<u></u>  
|annos
| annos  
|anos
| anos
|-
|-
|'''''mpç''''' became '''''nç'''''
| '''''mpç''''' became '''''nç'''''  
|assumpção
| assumpção  
|assunção
| assunção
|-
|-
|'''''pt''''' became '''''t'''''
| '''''pt''''' became '''''t'''''  
|baptismo
| baptismo  
|batismo (Brazilian usage only)
| batismo (Brazilian usage only)
|}
|}


===Abbreviations===
=== Additional Resources ===
You will often come across abbreviated words in Portuguese Documents. The following resources can help you determine what an abbreviation means. Below is a growing list of some common abbreviations found in Portuguese records.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/abreviaturas-paleograficas-portuguesas-1/mode/2up Abreviaturas Paleograficas Portuguesas] contains an alphabetical listing of Portuguese abbreviations, including examples of handwritten abbreviations.
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-portuguese-documents-pages/portuguese-abbreviations BYU Script Tutorials includes a page on Portuguese abbreviations] that is also useful in determining their meaning.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name or Word
!Abbreviation(s)
|-
|Almeida
|Almd<sup>a</sup>
|-
|Antonio(a)
|An<sup>to</sup>/An<sup>ta</sup>
|-
|Araújo
|A<sup>ra</sup>
|-
|Bartholomeu
|Bar<sup>meu</sup>
|-
|Bernardo
|B<sup>do</sup>    Berd<sup>o</sup>
|-
|Fernandes
|Friz
|-
|Figueira
|Fig<sup>ra</sup>
|-
|filho(a)
|f<sup>o</sup>, f<sup>a</sup>
|-
|Francisco(a)
|Fran<sup>co</sup>/Fran<sup>ca</sup>
F<sup>co</sup>/F<sup>ca</sup>
|-
|freguesia
|freg<sup>a</sup>
|-
|Gonçalves
|Glz
|-
|Henriques
|H<sup>es</sup>, Henr<sup>es</sup>
|-
|Ignacia
|Ign<sup>ca</sup>
|-
|legitimo(a)
|leg<sup>mo</sup>, leg<sup>ma</sup>
|-
|Lourenço
|L<sup>co</sup>
|-
|Manoel
|M<sup>el</sup>
|-
|Maria
|M<sup>a</sup>
|-
|Mariana
|Mna
|-
|mulher
|m<sup>er</sup>
|-
|natural
|n<sup>al</sup>
|-
|Pedro
|P<sup>o</sup>
|-
|Pereira
|Pr<sup>a</sup>
|-
|Rodrigues
|Roiz
|-
|Santos
|S<sup>tos</sup>
|-
|Sebastiana
|Sebb<sup>na</sup>
|-
|Sebastião
|Seb<sup>ao</sup>
|-
|Silva
|S<sup>a</sup>
|-
|Teixeira
|Teixr<sup>a</sup>
|-
|Valentim
|Valente,
|}<br />
 
==Additional Resources==


This word list includes words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Portuguese-English dictionary. Several Portuguese- English dictionaries are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in the European collection. The call numbers begin with 469.321.  
This word list includes words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Portuguese-English dictionary. Several Portuguese- English dictionaries are available at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in the European collection. The call numbers begin with 469.321.  


The following dictionary is on microfilm and available to [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]:  
The following dictionary is on microfilm and available to [[Finding a Family History Center|Family History Centers]]:  


*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5942651&referer=brief_results Dicionário Inglês-Português]''. Porto, Portugal: Editorial Domingos Barreira, 1978. ({{FSC|149968|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 469.321 F413d, film 1,181,702}}.)
*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5942651&referer=brief_results Dicionário Inglês-Português]''. Porto, Portugal: Editorial Domingos Barreira, 1978. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=149968&disp=Dicion%C3%A1rio+ingl%C3%AAs%2Dportugu%C3%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 469.321 F413d, film 1,181,702].)


Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the FamilySearch Catalog under PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES. Most bookstores also sell inexpensive Portuguese-English dictionaries.  
Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the Family History Library Catalog under PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES. Most bookstores also sell inexpensive Portuguese-English dictionaries.  


A helpful guide for reading Portuguese genealogical records is:  
A helpful guide for reading Portuguese genealogical records is:  


*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12082323&referer=brief_results Basic Portuguese Paleography (English Edition)]''. Series H, no. 20. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, Genealogical Department, 1978. ({{FSC|417656|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 467.17 B292, fiche 6001480}}.) This guide includes many examples of Portuguese records, handwriting, abbreviations, given names, and spelling variations. A PDF of this booklet is available in four sections: [[:File:Basic-Portuguese-Paleography-1.pdf|Basic-Portuguese-Paleography Part 1]], [[:File:Basic-Portuguese-Paleography-2.pdf|Part 2]], [[:File:Basic-Portuguese-Paleography-3.pdf|Part 3]], [[:File:Basic-Portuguese-Paleography-4.pdf|Part 4]].
*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12082323&referer=brief_results Basic Portuguese Paleography]''. Series H, no. 20. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, Genealogical Department, 1978. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=417656&disp=Basic+Portuguese+paleography%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 467.17 B292, fiche 6001480].) This guide includes many examples of Portuguese records, handwriting, abbreviations, given names, and spelling variations.
*Paleografia Portuguesa Básica (Edição Portuguesa). Series H, no. 20. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, Genealogical Department, 1978. Portuguese version of 'Basic Portuguese Paleography'. ([[:File:Paleografia-Portuguesa-Basica 1.pdf|PDF version]])<br>
 
*See the FamilySearch tutorials on [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Portugal%22 ''"Reading Portuguese handwritten Records"'']
 
'''Portuguese Surnames''' <br>
The following websites contain lists of common Portuguese Surnames


*[https://nosportugueses.pt/pt/apelidos/a Nos Portugueses Índice de Apelidos]
=== Key Words ===
*[https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/tools/names/general BYU Script Tutorial List of Surnames]
*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/portuguese Behind the Name Lit of Surnames]
 
==Key Words==


To find and use specific types of Portuguese records, you will need to know some key words. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Portuguese words with the same or similar meanings, including varying forms of the same word.  
To find and use specific types of Portuguese records, you will need to know some key words. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Portuguese words with the same or similar meanings, including varying forms of the same word.  
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For example, in the first column you will find the English word ''marriage''. In the second column you will find Portuguese words with meanings such as ''marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, joined,'' and other words used in Portuguese records to indicate marriage. When a word has both a masculine and a feminine version, the feminine ending is given in parentheses.  
For example, in the first column you will find the English word ''marriage''. In the second column you will find Portuguese words with meanings such as ''marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, joined,'' and other words used in Portuguese records to indicate marriage. When a word has both a masculine and a feminine version, the feminine ending is given in parentheses.  


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| width="80%"
|-
|-
!English!!Portuguese
| '''English'''
| '''Portuguese'''
|-
|-
|baptism
| baptism  
|batismo, batisei, foi batisado(a)
| batismo, batisei, foi batisado(a)
|-
|-
|birth
| birth  
|nascimento, nasceu, nascido(a), deu à luz, crisma
| nascimento, nasceu, nascido(a), deu à luz, crisma
|-
|-
|burial
| burial  
|enterro, enterrei, enterrado(a), sepultado(a), sepultura
| enterro, enterrei, enterrado(a), sepultado(a), sepultura
|-
|-
|Catholic Church
| Catholic Church  
|Igreja Católica
| Igreja Católica
|-
|-
|census
| census  
|censo, rol
| censo, rol
|-
|-
|child
| child  
|filho(a), criança, párvulo(a)
| filho(a), criança, párvulo(a)
|-
|-
|church record
| church record  
|registro paroquial
| registro paroquial
|-
|-
|confirmation
| confirmation  
|crisma, confirmação
| crisma, confirmação
|-
|-
|day
| day  
|dia
| dia
|-
|-
|death
| death  
|morte, falecimento, óbito, falecido(a), defunto(a)
| morte, falecimento, óbito, falecido(a), defunto(a)
|-
|-
|father
| father  
|pai
| pai
|-
|-
|grandparents
| husband
|avós
| marido, esposo, homem
|-
|-
|husband
| index
|marido, esposo, homem
| índice
|-
|-
|index
| marriage
|índice
| casamento, matrimônio, recebimento
|-
|-
|marriage
| month
|casamento, matrimônio, recebimento
| mês
|-
|-
|month
| mother
|mês
| mãe
|-
|-
|mother
| name, given
|mãe
| nome, alcunha, graça
|-
|-
|name, given
| name, surname
|nome, alcunha, graça
| nome, sobrenome, apelido
|-
|-
|name, surname
| parents
|nome, sobrenome, apelido
| pais
|-
|-
|parents
| parish
|pais
| paróquia
|-
|-
|parish
| wife
|paróquia, freguesia
| esposa, mulher
|-
|-
|wife
| year  
|esposa, mulher
| ano
|-
|year
|ano
|}
|}


==Numbers==
=== Numbers ===


In some genealogical records, numbers are written 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 Portuguese, days of the month are written in ordinal form.  
In some genealogical records, numbers are written 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 Portuguese, days of the month are written in ordinal form.  


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| width="50%"
|-
|-
!Cardinal #!!Cardinal (word)!!Ordinal #!!Ordinal (word)
| '''Cardinal'''
|
| '''Ordinal'''
|
|-
|-
|0
| 0  
|zero
| zero  
|<br>
|  
|<br>
|  
|-
|-
|1
| 1  
|um
| um  
|1st
| 1st  
|primeiro
| primeiro
|-
|-
|2
| 2  
|dois
| dois  
|2nd
| 2nd  
|segundo
| segundo
|-
|-
|3
| 3  
|três
| três  
|3rd
| 3rd  
|terceiro
| terceiro
|-
|-
|4
| 4  
|quatro
| quatro  
|4th
| 4th  
|quarto
| quarto
|-
|-
|5
| 5  
|cinco
| cinco  
|5th
| 5th  
|quinto
| quinto
|-
|-
|6
| 6  
|seis
| seis  
|6th
| 6th  
|sexto
| sexto
|-
|-
|7
| 7  
|sete
| sete  
|7th
| 7th  
|sétimo
| sétimo
|-
|-
|8
| 8  
|oito
| oito  
|8th
| 8th  
|oitavo
| oitavo
|-
|-
|9
| 9  
|nove
| nove  
|9th
| 9th  
|nono
| nono
|-
|-
|10
| 10  
|dez
| dez  
|10th
| 10th  
|décimo
| décimo
|-
|-
|11
| 11  
|onze
| onze  
|11th
| 11th  
|décimo primeiro
| décimo primeiro
|-
|-
|12
| 12  
|doze
| doze  
|12th
| 12th  
|décimo segundo
| décimo segundo
|-
|-
|13
| 13  
|treze
| treze  
|13th
| 13th  
|décimo terceiro
| décimo terceiro
|-
|-
|14
| 14  
|catorze
| catorze  
|14th
| 14th  
|décimo quarto
| décimo quarto
|-
|-
|15
| 15  
|quinze
| quinze  
|15th
| 15th  
|décimo quinto
| décimo quinto
|-
|-
|16
| 16  
|dezesseis
| dezesseis  
|16th
| 16th  
|décimo sexto
| décimo sexto
|-
|-
|17
| 17  
|dezessete
| dezessete  
|17th
| 17th  
|décimo sétimo
| décimo sétimo
|-
|-
|18
| 18  
|dezoit
| dezoit  
|18th
| 18th  
|décimo oitavo
| décimo oitavo
|-
|-
|19
| 19  
|dezenove
| dezenove  
|19th
| 19th  
|décimo nono
| décimo nono
|-
|-
|20
| 20  
|vinte
| vinte  
|20th
| 20th  
|vigésimo
| vigésimo
|-
|-
|21
| 21  
|vinte e um
| vinte e um  
|21st
| 21st  
|vigésimo primeiro
| vigésimo primeiro
|-
|-
|22
| 22  
|vinte e dois
| vinte e dois  
|22nd
| 22nd  
|vigésimo segundo
| vigésimo segundo
|-
|-
|23
| 23  
|vinte e três
| vinte e três  
|23rd
| 23rd  
|vigésimo terceiro
| vigésimo terceiro
|-
|-
|24
| 24  
|vinte e quatro
| vinte e quatro  
|24th
| 24th  
|vigésimo quarto
| vigésimo quarto
|-
|-
|25
| 25  
|vinte e cinco
| vinte e cinco  
|25th
| 25th  
|vigésimo quinto
| vigésimo quinto
|-
|-
|26
| 26  
|vinte e seis
| vinte e seis  
|26th
| 26th  
|vigésimo sexto
| vigésimo sexto
|-
|-
|27
| 27  
|vinte e sete
| vinte e sete  
|27th
| 27th  
|vigésimo sétimo
| vigésimo sétimo
|-
|-
|28
| 28  
|vinte e oito
| vinte e oito  
|28th
| 28th  
|vigésimo oitavo
| vigésimo oitavo
|-
|-
|29
| 29  
|vinte e nove
| vinte e nove  
|29th
| 29th  
|vigésimo nono
| vigésimo nono
|-
|-
|30
| 30  
|trinta
| trinta  
|30th
| 30th  
|trigésimo
| trigésimo
|-
|-
|31
| 31  
|trinta e um
| trinta e um  
|31st
| 31st  
|trigésimo primero
| trigésimo primero
|-
|-
|40
| 40  
|quarenta
| quarenta  
|40th
| 40th  
|quadragésimo
| quadragésimo
|-
|-
|50
| 50  
|cinqüenta
| cinqüenta  
|50th
| 50th  
|quinquagésimo
| quinquagésimo
|-
|-
|60
| 60  
|sessenta
| sessenta  
|60th
| 60th  
|sexagésimo
| sexagésimo
|-
|-
|70
| 70  
|setenta
| setenta  
|70th
| 70th  
|setuagésimo
| setuagésimo
|-
|-
|80
| 80  
|oitenta
| oitenta  
|80th
| 80th  
|octogésimo
| octogésimo
|-
|-
|90
| 90  
|noventa
| noventa  
|90th
| 90th  
|nonagésimo
| nonagésimo
|-
|-
|100
| 100  
|cem, cento
| cem, cento  
|100th
| 100th  
|centésimo
| centésimo
|-
|-
|200
| 200  
|duzentos
| duzentos  
|200th
| 200th  
|ducentésimo
| ducentésimo
|-
|-
|300
| 300  
|trezentos
| trezentos  
|300th
| 300th  
|tricentésimo
| tricentésimo
|-
|-
|400
| 400  
|quatrocentos
| quatrocentos  
|400th
| 400th  
|quadringentésimo
| quadringentésimo
|-
|-
|500
| 500  
|quinhentos
| quinhentos  
|500th
| 500th  
|quingentésimo
| quingentésimo
|-
|-
|600
| 600  
|seiscentos
| seiscentos  
|600th
| 600th  
|sexcentésimo
| sexcentésimo
|-
|-
|700
| 700  
|setecentos
| setecentos  
|700th
| 700th  
|setingentésimo
| setingentésimo
|-
|-
|800
| 800  
|oitocentos
| oitocentos  
|800th
| 800th  
|octingentésimo
| octingentésimo
|-
|-
|900
| 900  
|novecentos
| novecentos  
|900th
| 900th  
|nongentésimo
| nongentésimo
|-
|-
|1000
| 1000  
|mil
| mil  
|1000th
| 1000th  
|milésimo
| milésimo
|}
|}


==Dates and Time==
=== Dates and Time ===


In Portuguese records, dates are spelled out, for example:  
In Portuguese records, dates are spelled out, for example:  
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To understand Portuguese dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.  
To understand Portuguese dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.  


===Months===
'''Months'''


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{| width="35%"
|-
|-
|'''English'''
| '''English'''  
|'''Portuguese'''
| '''Portuguese'''
|'''Possible Abbreviation'''
|-
|-
|January
| January  
|janeiro
| janeiro
|
|-
|-
|February
| February  
|fevereiro
| fevereiro
|
|-
|-
|March
| March  
|março
| março
|M<sup>ço</sup>
|-
|-
|April
| April  
|abril
| abril
|
|-
|-
|May
| May  
|maio
| maio
|
|-
|-
|June
| June  
|junho
| junho
|
|-
|-
|July
| July  
|julho
| julho
|
|-
|-
|August
| August  
|agosto
| agosto
|Ag<sup>to</sup>
|-
|-
|September
| September  
|setembro
| setembro
|
|-
|-
|October
| October  
|outubro
| outubro
|
|-
|-
|November
| November  
|novembro
| novembro
|
|-
|-
|December
| December  
|dezembro
| dezembro
|
|}
|}


===Days of the Week===
=== Days of the Week ===


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|-
|-
|'''English'''
| '''English'''  
|'''Portuguese'''
| '''Portuguese'''
|-
|-
|Sunday
| Sunday  
|domingo
| domingo
|-
|-
|Monday
| Monday  
|segunda-feira
| segunda-feira
|-
|-
|Tuesday
| Tuesday  
|terça-feira
| terça-feira
|-
|-
|Wednesday
| Wednesday  
|quarta-feira
| quarta-feira
|-
|-
|Thursday
| Thursday  
|quinta-feira
| quinta-feira
|-
|-
|Friday
| Friday  
|sexta-feira
| sexta-feira
|-
|-
|Saturday
| Saturday  
|sábado
| sábado
|}
|}


<br>
<br>


==General Word List==
=== General Word List ===


This general word list includes words commonly found in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections prior to this list.  
This general word list includes words commonly found in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections prior to this list.  
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In cases where significant spelling variations between old and modern Portuguese affect alphabetical order, words are listed twice (for example, ''batismo'' and ''baptismo''). Optional versions of Portuguese words or variable endings (such as feminine endings) are given in parentheses. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.  
In cases where significant spelling variations between old and modern Portuguese affect alphabetical order, words are listed twice (for example, ''batismo'' and ''baptismo''). Optional versions of Portuguese words or variable endings (such as feminine endings) are given in parentheses. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.  


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| a <br>a <br>à <br>abaixo-assinado <br>abcesso <br>abril <br>acordo <br>acougueiro <br>acre <br>acta <br>açúcar <br>administração <br>adotado (a) <br>adultério <br>adúltero (a) <br>advogado (a) <br>afogamento <br>agosto <br>ainda <br>alcunha <br>além <br>alemão (a) <br>alfaiate <br>algodão <br>algum (a) <br>ali <br>alma <br>alto (a) <br>altura <br>aluguél <br>amanhã <br>amarelo (a) <br>ambos (as) <br>amigo (a) <br>ancestral <br>aniversário <br>anjo <br>ano <br>antepassado (a) <br>anterior <br>antes <br>antigo (a) <br>anual <br>anuário <br>ao <br>aparecer <br>apelido <br>apenas <br>apêndice <br>após <br>aposentado (a) <br>aposentadoria <br>apostólico (a) <br>aprendiz <br>aproximado (a) <br>aquele (a) <br>aqui <br>arquibispo <br>arquivo <br>arroz <br>artífice <br>árvore <br>árvore genealógica <br>ascendente <br>às horas <br>asilo <br>asma <br>assento <br>assinatura <br>ata <br>atrás <br>auto de fé <br>avô <br>avó <br>avôs <br>azul
| the (feminine) <br>to, toward <br>to the, toward the (feminine) <br>undersigned <br>abscess <br>April <br>agreement <br>butcher <br>acre <br>record, document <br>sugar <br>administration <br>adopted <br>adultery <br>adulterer <br>lawyer <br>drowning <br>August <br>still <br>name <br>beyond <br>German <br>tailor <br>cotton <br>some <br>there <br>soul, person <br>high <br>height <br>rent <br>tomorrow <br>yellow <br>both <br>friend <br>ancestor <br>anniversary, birthday <br>angel, deceased child <br>year <br>ancestor <br>former, previous <br>before <br>old, ancient <br>annual <br>yearbook <br>to the (masculine) <br>to appear <br>name, nickname <br>only <br>appendix <br>after <br>retired <br>retirement <br>apostolic <br>apprentice <br>approximate <br>that <br>here <br>archbishop <br>archive <br>rice <br>journeyman <br>tree <br>genealogical tree <br>ancestor <br>at o'clock <br>asylum, poorhouse <br>asthma <br>record, entry <br>signature <br>record, document <br>behind, in back of <br>trial of faith, sentence handed down by the Inquisition <br>grandfather <br>grandmother <br>grandparents <br>blue
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| baía <br>baixo (a) <br>baptismo <br>baptizar <br>barão <br>barco <br>batismo <br>batizar <br>bem <br>bênção <br>biblioteca <br>bisavô <br>bisavó <br>bisavôs <br>bisneta <br>bisneto <br>bisnetos <br>bispado <br>bispo <br>boca <br>boda <br>boieiro <br>bom (oa) <br>bosque <br>braço <br>branco (a)
| bay <br>low <br>baptism <br>to baptize <br>baron <br>boat <br>baptism <br>to baptize <br>good, well <br>blessing <br>library <br>great-grandfather <br>great-grandmother <br>great-grandparents <br>great-granddaughter <br>great-grandson <br>great-grandchildren <br>bishopric <br>bishop <br>mouth <br>wedding, marriage <br>herdsman <br>good <br>grove, forest, woods <br>arm <br>white
|}
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!Portuguese!!English
|-
|a
|the (feminine)
|-
|a
|to, toward
|-
|à
|to the, toward the (feminine)
|-
|abade
|abbot
|-
|abaixo-assinado
|undersigned
|-
|abcesso
|abscess
|-
|abril
|April
|-
|acordo
|agreement
|-
|-
|acougueiro
| cabeça <br>caçador <br>cadastro <br>cadeia <br>café <br>cafezal <br>campo <br>camponês (a) <br>cana de açúcar <br>câncer <br>capela <br>cara <br>carpinteiro <br>cartório <br>casa <br>casado (a) <br>casamento <br>casar-se <br>castelo <br>catedral <br>católico (a) <br>cavalheiro <br>cedo <br>cego (a) <br>cem <br>cemitério <br>censo <br>centenário <br>cento <br>cerca <br>certidão <br>cervejeiro <br>cidadão (ã) <br>cidade <br>cinco <br>cinqüenta <br>clérigo <br>clero <br>colheita <br>colina <br>colônia <br>comerciante <br>como <br>comunhão <br>concelho <br>concernente <br>conde <br>conhecido (a) <br>conhecido (a) como <br>cônjuge <br>cônjuges <br>consangüinidade <br>consorte <br>constipação <br>consunção <br>conta <br>conteúdo <br>contra <br>contraente <br>conversão <br>convulsão <br>coqueluche <br>cordoeiro <br>corrente <br>corte <br>cortiça <br>cova <br>coxo (a) <br>criada <br>criança <br>cristão (ã) <br>cujo (a) <br>cunhado (a) <br>cura <br>curato <br>cúria <br>curtidor
|butcher
| head <br>hunter <br>land census <br>jail <br>coffee <br>coffee plantation <br>field, plain <br>peasant, small farmer <br>sugarcane <br>cancer <br>chapel <br>face <br>carpenter <br>archive <br>house <br>married <br>marriage <br>to marry <br>castle <br>cathedral <br>Catholic <br>gentleman, knight, nobleman <br>early <br>blind <br>one hundred <br>cemetery <br>census <br>centennial <br>one hundred <br>near, approximate <br>certificate <br>brewer <br>citizen <br>city <br>five <br>fifty <br>clergyman <br>clergy <br>harvest <br>hill <br>colony <br>merchant <br>as, how <br>communion <br>council, counsel <br>concerning <br>count, earl <br>known, acquaintance <br>known as <br>spouse <br>partners, couple <br>blood relationship, kinship <br>spouse, partner <br>constipation <br>consumption <br>account, bill <br>contents <br>against <br>contracting party in a marriage <br>conversion <br>convulsion <br>whooping cough <br>rope maker <br>current <br>court <br>cork <br>grave <br>lame <br>maid <br>child <br>Christian <br>whose <br>brother-in-law, sister-in-law <br>clergyman <br>parish <br>religious tribunal <br>tanner
|-
|acre
|acre
|-
|acta
|record, document
|-
|açúcar
|sugar
|-
|administração
|administration
|-
|adotado (a)
|adopted
|-
|adultério
|adultery
|-
|adúltero (a)
|adulterer
|-
|advogado (a)
|lawyer
|-
|afogamento
|drowning
|-
|agosto
|August
|-
|ainda
|still
|-
|alcunha
|name
|-
|além
|beyond
|-
|alemão (a)
|German
|-
|alfaiate
|tailor
|-
|algodão
|cotton
|-
|algum (a)
|some
|-
|ali
|there
|-
|alma
|soul, person
|-
|alto (a)
|high
|-
|altura
|height
|-
|aluguel
|rent
|-
|amanhã
|tomorrow
|-
|amarelo (a)
|yellow
|-
|ambos (as)
|both
|-
|amigo (a)
|friend
|-
|ancestral
|ancestor
|-
|aniversário
|anniversary, birthday
|-
|anjo
|angel, deceased child
|-
|ano
|year
|-
|antepassado (a)
|ancestor
|-
|anterior
|former, previous
|-
|antes
|before
|-
|antigo (a)
|old, ancient
|-
|anual
|annual
|-
|anuário
|yearbook
|-
|ao
|to the (masculine)
|-
|avó
|grandmother
|-
|avô
|grandfather
|}
|}


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|-
|baía
|bay
|-
|baixo (a)
|low
|-
|baptismo
|baptism
|-
|baptizar
|to baptize
|-
|barão
|baron
|-
|barco
|boat
|-
|batismo
|baptism
|-
|batizar
|to baptize
|-
|bem
|good, well
|-
|bênção
|blessing
|-
|biblioteca
|library
|-
|bisavô
|great-grandfather
|-
|bisavó
|great-grandmother
|-
|bisavôs
|great-grandparents
|-
|bisneta
|great-granddaughter
|-
|bisneto
|great-grandson
|-
|bisnetos
|great-grandchildren
|-
|bispado
|bishopric
|-
|bispo
|bishop
|-
|boca
|mouth
|-
|boda
|wedding, marriage
|-
|boieiro
|herdsman
|-
|bom (oa)
|good
|-
|bosque
|grove, forest, woods
|-
|braço
|arm
|-
|branco (a)
|white
|-
|-
| da <br>daquele (a) <br>data <br>de <br>década <br>décimo <br>décimo nono <br>décimo oitavo <br>décimo primeiro <br>décimo quarto <br>décimo quinto <br>décimo segundo <br>décimo sétimo <br>décimo sexto <br>décimo terceiro <br>declaração <br>declarado (a) <br>dedo <br>defunto (a) <br>dele (a) <br>dente <br>dentição <br>dentro <br>denúncia <br>depois <br>derrame <br>derrame cerebral <br>descendente <br>desconhecido (a) <br>descrição <br>desde <br>desobriga <br>desquitado (a) <br>desquite <br>desse (a) <br>deste (a) <br>dez <br>dezembro <br>dezenove <br>dezesseis <br>dezessete <br>dezoito <br>diário <br>diarréia <br>dicionário <br>digno (a) <br>digo <br>diocese <br>direito <br>direito <br>disenteria <br>dispensa <br>disputa <br>disso <br>distrito <br>distrito de paz <br>dito (a) <br>divorciado (a) <br>dízimo <br>do <br>doação <br>documento <br>doença <br>dois <br>doméstica <br>domicílio <br>domingo <br>dono (a) <br>doze <br>duque <br>duquesa <br>duzentos
| of the (feminine) <br>of that <br>date <br>from, of, belonging to <br>decade <br>tenth <br>nineteenth <br>eighteenth <br>eleventh <br>fourteenth <br>fifteenth <br>twelfth <br>seventeenth <br>sixteenth <br>thirteenth <br>declaration <br>declared, stated <br>finger <br>deceased <br>his, hers, its <br>tooth <br>teething <br>within <br>accusation, complaint <br>after <br>seizure, stroke <br>stroke <br>descendant <br>unknown <br>description <br>since <br>exemption from <br>legally separated <br>legal separation <br>of that <br>of this <br>ten <br>December <br>nineteen <br>sixteen <br>seventeen <br>eighteen <br>daily, diary <br>diarrhea <br>dictionary <br>worthy <br>that is, I mean to say <br>diocese <br>law <br>right, privilege <br>dysentery <br>exemption, permission <br>disagreement <br>of this <br>district <br>peace district <br>stated, said, mentioned <br>divorced <br>tithing, donation <br>of the (masculine) <br>donation <br>document <br>disease <br>two <br>domestic, maid <br>dwelling <br>Sunday <br>owner, master <br>twelve <br>duke <br>duchess <br>two hundred
|}
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===C===
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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|cabeça
|head
|-
|caçador
|hunter
|-
|cadastro
|land census
|-
|cadeia
|jail
|-
|café
|coffee
|-
|cafezal
|coffee plantation
|-
|campo
|field, plain
|-
|camponês (a)
|peasant, small farmer
|-
|cana de açúcar
|sugarcane
|-
|câncer
|cancer
|-
|capela
|chapel
|-
|cara
|face
|-
|carpinteiro
|carpenter
|-
|cartório
|registry office, notary office
|-
|casa
|house
|-
|casado (a)
|married
|-
|casamento
|marriage
|-
|casar-se
|to marry
|-
|castelo
|castle
|-
|catedral
|cathedral
|-
|católico (a)
|Catholic
|-
|cavalheiro
|gentleman, knight, nobleman
|-
|cedo
|early
|-
|cego (a)
|blind
|-
|cem
|one hundred
|-
|cemitério
|cemetery
|-
|censo
|census
|-
|centenário
|centennial
|-
|cento
|one hundred
|-
|cerca
|near, approximate
|-
|certidão
|certificate
|-
|cervejeiro
|brewer
|-
|cidadão (ã)
|citizen
|-
|cidade
|city
|-
|cinco
|five
|-
|cinqüenta
|fifty
|-
|clérigo
|clergyman
|-
|clero
|clergy
|-
|coajutor
|assistant of the parish priest
|-
|colheita
|harvest
|-
|colina
|hill
|-
|colônia
|colony
|-
|colono
|settler
|-
|comerciante
|merchant
|-
|como
|as, how
|-
|comunhão
|communion
|-
|concelho
|council, counsel
|-
|concernente
|concerning
|-
|conde
|count, earl
|-
|conhecido (a)
|known, acquaintance
|-
|conhecido (a) como
|known as
|-
|cônjuge
|spouse
|-
|cônjuges
|partners, couple
|-
|cônego
|canon (cleric)
|-
|consangüinidade
|blood relationship, kinship
|-
|consorte
|spouse, partner
|-
|constipação
|constipation
|-
|consunção
|consumption
|-
|conta
|account, bill
|-
|conteúdo
|contents
|-
|contra
|against
|-
|contraente
|contracting party in a marriage
|-
|conversão
|conversion
|-
|convulsão
|convulsion
|-
|coqueluche
|whooping cough
|-
|cordoeiro
|rope maker
|-
|corrente
|current
|-
|corte
|court (in Portugal may refer to a pasture where a shepherd cared for his flock)
|-
|cortiça
|cork
|-
|cova
|grave
|-
|coxo (a)
|lame
|-
|criada
|maid
|-
|criança
|child
|-
|cristão (ã)
|Christian
|-
|cujo (a)
|whose
|-
|cunhado (a)
|brother-in-law, sister-in-law
|-
|cura
|clergyman
|-
|cura interino
|temporary priest
|-
|curato
|parish
|-
|cúria
|religious tribunal
|-
|curtidor
|tanner
|-
|-
| e <br>é <br>eclesiástico (a) <br>ela <br>ele <br>eles (as) <br>em <br>em face da igreja <br>emigração <br>emigrante <br>empregada <br>empregado (a) <br>empresa <br>enfermidade <br>engenho <br>enteado (a) <br>enterrado (a) <br>enterro <br>entre <br>epidemia <br>epilepsia <br>era <br>eram <br>éramos <br>escarlatina <br>escola <br>escravidão <br>escravo (a) <br>escrevente <br>escudo de armas <br>esmola <br>espanhol (a) <br>esposo (a) <br>esse (a) <br>está <br>estação <br>estado <br>estamos <br>estância <br>estão <br>estar <br>este <br>este (a) <br>estômago <br>estou <br>estrada <br>estrangeiro (a) <br>eu <br>evangélico (a) <br>exército <br>exposto (a) <br>extrato <br>extrema unção
| and <br>you are, he/she/it is <br>ecclesiastical <br>she <br>he <br>they <br>in <br>before the church, full church marriage <br>emigration <br>emigrant <br>maid <br>employee <br>business <br>disease <br>sugar plantation, mill <br>stepchild <br>buried <br>burial <br>between, among <br>epidemic, plague <br>epilepsy <br>was, were <br>(they, you) were <br>(we) were <br>scarlet fever <br>school <br>slavery <br>slave <br>scribe <br>coat of arms <br>alms, donation <br>Spanish <br>husband, wife <br>that <br>you are, he/she/it is <br>station, season <br>state, status <br>(we) are <br>ranch, estate <br>(they, you) are <br>to be <br>east <br>this <br>stomach <br>(I) am <br>road <br>foreigner, stranger <br>I <br>evangelical <br>military, army <br>foundling <br>extract <br>last rites
|}
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===D===
==== F  ====


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!Portuguese!!English
|-
|da
|of the (feminine)
|-
|daquele (a)
|of that
|-
|data
|date
|-
|de
|from, of, belonging to
|-
|década
|decade
|-
|décimo
|tenth
|-
|décimo nono
|nineteenth
|-
|décimo oitavo
|eighteenth
|-
|décimo primeiro
|eleventh
|-
|décimo quarto
|fourteenth
|-
|décimo quinto
|fifteenth
|-
|décimo segundo
|twelfth
|-
|décimo sétimo
|seventeenth
|-
|décimo sexto
|sixteenth
|-
|décimo terceiro
|thirteenth
|-
|declaração
|declaration
|-
|declarado (a)
|declared, stated
|-
|dedo
|finger
|-
|defunto (a)
|deceased
|-
|dele (a)
|his, hers, its
|-
|dente
|tooth
|-
|dentição
|teething
|-
|dentro
|within
|-
|denúncia
|accusation, complaint
|-
|depois
|after
|-
|derrame
|seizure, stroke
|-
|derrame cerebral
|stroke
|-
|descendente
|descendant
|-
|desconhecido (a)
|unknown
|-
|descrição
|description
|-
|desde
|since
|-
|desobriga
|exemption from
|-
|desquitado (a)
|legally separated
|-
|desquite
|legal separation
|-
|desse (a)
|of that
|-
|deste (a)
|of this
|-
|dez
|ten
|-
|dezembro
|December
|-
|dezenove
|nineteen
|-
|dezesseis
|sixteen
|-
|dezessete
|seventeen
|-
|dezoito
|eighteen
|-
|diário
|daily, diary
|-
|diarréia
|diarrhea
|-
|dicionário
|dictionary
|-
|digitar
|type
|-
|digno (a)
|worthy
|-
|digo
|that is, I mean to say
|-
|diocese
|diocese
|-
|direito
|law
|-
|direito
|right, privilege
|-
|disenteria
|dysentery
|-
|dispensa
|exemption, permission
|-
|disputa
|disagreement
|-
|disso
|of this
|-
|distrito
|district
|-
|distrito de paz
|peace district
|-
|dito (a)
|stated, said, mentioned
|-
|divorciado (a)
|divorced
|-
|dízimo
|tithing, donation
|-
|do
|of the (masculine)
|-
|doação
|donation
|-
|documento
|document
|-
|doença
|disease
|-
|dois
|two
|-
|doméstica
|domestic, maid
|-
|domicílio
|dwelling
|-
|domingo
|Sunday
|-
|dono (a)
|owner, master
|-
|doze
|twelve
|-
|duque
|duke
|-
|duquesa
|duchess
|-
|duzentos
|two hundred
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===E===
==== G  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|e
|and
|-
|é
|you are, he/she/it is
|-
|eclesiástico (a)
|ecclesiastical
|-
|ela
|she
|-
|ele
|he
|-
|eles (as)
|they
|-
|em
|in
|-
|em face da igreja
|before the church, full church marriage
|-
|emigração
|emigration
|-
|emigrante
|emigrant
|-
|empregada
|maid
|-
|empregado (a)
|employee
|-
|empresa
|business
|-
|enfermidade
|disease
|-
|engenho
|sugar plantation, mill
|-
|enjeitado (a)
|foundling/abandoned (Sometimes seen as "injeitado")
|-
|enteado (a)
|stepchild
|-
|enterrado (a)
|buried
|-
|enterro
|burial
|-
|entre
|between, among
|-
|epidemia
|epidemic, plague
|-
|epilepsia
|epilepsy
|-
|era
|was, were
|-
|eram
|(they, you) were
|-
|éramos
|(we) were
|-
|escarlatina
|scarlet fever
|-
|escola
|school
|-
|escravidão
|slavery
|-
|escravo (a)
|slave
|-
|escrevente
|scribe
|-
|escriba
|scribe
|-
|escrivão
|clerk, registrar, notary
|-
|escudo de armas
|coat of arms
|-
|esmola
|alms, donation
|-
|espanhol (a)
|Spanish
|-
|esposo (a)
|husband, wife
|-
|esse (a)
|that
|-
|está
|you are, he/she/it is
|-
|estação
|station, season
|-
|estado
|state, status
|-
|estamos
|(we) are
|-
|estância
|ranch, estate
|-
|estão
|(they, you) are
|-
|estar
|to be
|-
|este
|east
|-
|este (a)
|this
|-
|estômago
|stomach
|-
|estou
|(I) am
|-
|estrada
|road
|-
|estrangeiro (a)
|foreigner, stranger
|-
|eu
|I
|-
|evangélico (a)
|evangelical
|-
|exército
|military, army
|-
|exposto (a)
|foundling
|-
|extrato
|extract
|-
|extrema unção
|last rites
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===F===
==== H  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|fábrica
|factory
|-
|face
|presence, front, surface
|-
|falecer
|to die
|-
|falecido (a)
|deceased
|-
|falecimento
|death
|-
|família
|family
|-
|fazenda
|estate, farm
|-
|fazendeiro
|farmer
|-
|febre
|fever
|-
|febre tifóide
|typhoid fever
|-
|feijão
|beans
|-
|feito (a)
|done, completed
|-
|fêmea
|female
|-
|feminino (a)
|feminine
|-
|feriado
|holiday
|-
|férias
|holidays
|-
|ferreiro
|blacksmith
|-
|ferrovia
|railroad
|-
|feudo
|fee
|-
|fevereiro
|February
|-
|ficar noivo (a)
|to become engaged
|-
|ficheiro
|card file
|-
|fidalgo
|nobleman
|-
|filha
|daughter
|-
|filho
|child, son
|-
|filhos
|children
|-
|floresta
|forest, woods
|-
|fogo
|fire, hearth
|-
|foi
|you were, he she it was
|-
|folha
|page
|-
|fomos
|(we) were
|-
|fonte
|fountain, source
|-
|fora
|out, outside of
|-
|foram
|(they, you) were
|-
|forasteiro (a)
|foreigner, stranger
|-
|fortaleza
|fortress
|-
|francês (a)
|French
|-
|fraqueza
|weakness
|-
|freguês (a)
|parishioner, resident
|-
|freguesia
|parish
|-
|frente
|front, in front of
|-
|fronteira
|border
|-
|fui
|(I) was
|-
|fundos
|funds
|-
|futuro
|future
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===G===
==== I  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|gado
|cattle
|-
|gazetário
|gazetteer
|-
|gêmeo (a)
|twin
|-
|gêmeos (as)
|twins
|-
|genealogia
|genealogy
|-
|genro
|son-in-law
|-
|gente
|people
|-
|gota
|drop, gout
|-
|grande
|great, large
|-
|grávida
|pregnant
|-
|grêmio
|fraternity, guild
|-
|gripe
|influenza
|-
|guarda
|guard, warden
|-
|guia
|directory, guidebook
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===H===
==== J  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|hemorragia
|bleeding
|-
|heráldica
|heraldry
|-
|herança
|inheritance
|-
|herdeiro (a)
|heir
|-
|hidropisia
|dropsy
|-
|história
|history
|-
|hoje
|today
|-
|holandês (a)
|Dutch
|-
|homem
|man, husband
|-
|honesto (a)
|honest
|-
|hora
|hour
|-
|hospedaria
|hostel, shelter
|-
|hospedeiro
|innkeeper
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===I===
==== K  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|icterícia
|jaundice
|-
|idade
|age
|-
|idioma
|idiom
|-
|idoso (a)
|elderly
|-
|igreja
|church
|-
|Igreja Católica
|Catholic Church
|-
|ilegítimo (a)
|illegitimate
|-
|imigração
|immigration
|-
|imigrante
|immigrant
|-
|imóveis
|real estate
|-
|impedimento
|impediment
|-
|império
|empire
|-
|imposto
|tax
|-
|inchação
|swelling
|-
|incógnito (a)
|unknown
|-
|índice
|index
|-
|indígena
|indigenous, native, Indian
|-
|indigente
|indigent
|-
|informação matrimonial
|marriage papers, such as banns, declarations, consent, baptismal records, and such
|-
|inglês (a)
|English
|-
|inocente
|innocent, deceased child
|-
|inquilino (a)
|renter
|-
|intestinos
|intestines
|-
|inverno
|winter
|-
|irmã
|sister
|-
|irmandade
|brotherhood, sisterhood
|-
|irmão
|brother
|-
|irmãos
|brothers, siblings
|-
|isso
|that
|-
|isto
|this
|-
|italiano (a)
|Italian
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===J===
==== L  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|janeiro
|January
|-
|jardineiro
|gardener
|-
|jesuíta
|Jesuit
|-
|jornal
|newspaper
|-
|judeu (ia)
|Jewish
|-
|juiz
|judge
|-
|julho
|July
|-
|junho
|June
|-
|junto
|together
|-
|jurado
|jury man
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===L===
==== M  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|lá
|there
|-
|lago
|lake
|-
|lançamento
|record, entry
|-
|lar
|home
|-
|lavrador
|agricultural worker, peasant
|-
|legal
|legal
|-
|legítimo (a)
|legitimate
|-
|lei
|law
|-
|leiteiro
|dairyman
|-
|leste
|east
|-
|liberto (a)
|freed slave
|-
|língua
|language, tongue
|-
|livro
|book
|-
|lugar
|place
|-
|luterano (a)
|Lutheran
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===M===
==== N  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|macho
|male
|-
|madrasta
|stepmother
|-
|madrinha
|godmother
|-
|madrugada
|early morning
|-
|mãe
|mother
|-
|maio
|May
|-
|maior
|larger, elder
|-
|mais
|more
|-
|mais jovem
|youngest
|-
|mais novo (a)
|youngest
|-
|mais velho (a)
|eldest
|-
|manhã
|morning
|-
|mão
|hand
|-
|mapa
|map
|-
|marceneiro
|cabinetmaker
|-
|março
|March
|-
|marido
|husband
|-
|marinha
|navy
|-
|marinheiro
|sailor
|-
|marrano (a)
|Jewish convert to Catholicism
|-
|mas
|but
|-
|masculino (a)
|masculine
|-
|materno (a)
|maternal
|-
|mato
|jungle, wilderness
|-
|matrimônio
|marriage
|-
|matriz
|main church, "mother" church
|-
|médico
|doctor
|-
|meia irmã
|half sister
|-
|meia noite
|midnight
|-
|meio (a)
|half
|-
|meio dia
|noon, midday
|-
|meio irmão
|half brother
|-
|membro
|member
|-
|mendigo (a)
|beggar
|-
|menino (a)
|boy, girl
|-
|menonita
|Mennonite
|-
|menor
|younger, smaller
|-
|menos
|less
|-
|mercado
|market
|-
|mercadoria
|goods, wares
|-
|mês
|month
|-
|mesmo (a)
|same
|-
|mestre
|master
|-
|metade
|half
|-
|meu
|my (masculine)
|-
|mil
|one thousand
|-
|milha
|mile
|-
|milho
|corn
|-
|mina
|mine
|-
|mineiro
|miner
|-
|minha
|my (feminine)
|-
|ministro
|minister
|-
|moça
|young woman, youth
|-
|moço
|young man, youth
|-
|moinho
|mill
|-
|molestia
|disease
|-
|Monsenhor
|Monsignor
|-
|montanha
|mountain
|-
|monte
|mountain
|-
|morada
|dwelling
|-
|morador (a)
|resident
|-
|morar
|to live (location)
|-
|morrer
|to die
|-
|morte
|death
|-
|móveis
|furniture, household goods
|-
|mudo (a)
|dumb
|-
|muitas vezes
|often
|-
|muito (a)
|many, very
|-
|mulato (a)
|mulatto
|-
|mulher
|woman, wife
|-
|município
|municipality, city
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===N===
==== O  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|na
|in the (feminine)
|-
|não
|no
|-
|nariz
|nose
|-
|nascido (a)
|born
|-
|nascimento
|birth
|-
|natimorto (a)
|stillborn
|-
|natural
|natural, illegitimate
|-
|navio
|ship
|-
|negro (a)
|black
|-
|nenhum (a)
|none
|-
|nesta
|in this (feminine)
|-
|neste
|in this (masculine)
|-
|neta
|granddaughter (in older documents nepta)
|-
|neto
|grandson (in older documents nepto)
|-
|netos
|grandchildren
|-
|no
|in the (masculine)
|-
|nobre
|noble, nobleman
|-
|nobreza
|nobility
|-
|noite
|night
|-
|noiva
|bride, fiancée
|-
|noivado
|engagement
|-
|noivados
|betrothed
|-
|noivo
|bridegroom, fiancé
|-
|noivos
|betrothed
|-
|nome
|name
|-
|nono (a)
|ninth
|-
|nora
|daughter-in-law
|-
|norte
|north
|-
|nós
|we
|-
|nosso (a)
|our
|-
|notário
|notary
|-
|nove
|nine
|-
|novecentos
|nine hundred
|-
|novembro
|November
|-
|noventa
|ninety
|-
|novo (a)
|new
|-
|novo-cristão (ã)
|New Christian, Jewish convert to Catholicism
|-
|número
|number
|-
|nunca
|never
|-
|núpcias
|wedding, marriage
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===O===
==== P  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|o
|the (masculine)
|-
|óbito
|death
|-
|obreiro
|worker, laborer
|-
|oeste
|west
|-
|oferta
|donation
|-
|ofício
|office
|-
|oitavo (a)
|eighth
|-
|oitenta
|eighty
|-
|oito
|eight
|-
|oitocentos
|eight hundred
|-
|oleiro
|brick mason
|-
|óleo
|oil
|-
|olho
|eye
|-
|onde
|where
|-
|onomástico (a)
|onomastic—referring to names
|-
|ontem
|yesterday
|-
|onze
|eleven
|-
|operário
|worker
|-
|oração
|prayer
|-
|orelha
|ear
|-
|orfanato
|orphanage
|-
|órfão (ã)
|orphan
|-
|ou
|or
|-
|ouro
|gold
|-
|outono
|autumn
|-
|outro (a)
|other, another
|-
|outubro
|October
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===P===
==== Q  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|paço
|palace, government offices
|-
|paço municipal
|city hall
|-
|padeiro
|baker
|-
|padrasto
|stepfather
|-
|padre
|priest
|-
|padrinho
|godfather
|-
|padrinhos
|godparents
|-
|página
|page
|-
|pai
|father
|-
|pais
|parents
|-
|país
|country
|-
|palácio
|palace
|-
|pão
|bread
|-
|para
|for, to
|-
|pardo (a)
|mulatto
|-
|parente
|relative
|-
|parentesco
|kinship
|-
|pároco
|parish priest, vicar, rector, curate
|-
|paróquia
|parish
|-
|parteira
|midwife
|-
|parto
|birth
|-
|párvulo (a)
|child, deceased child
|-
|passado
|past
|-
|passageiro (a)
|passenger
|-
|passar a ser
|to become
|-
|pastor
|pastor, minister
|-
|pastor
|shepherd
|-
|paterno (a)
|paternal
|-
|patrão
|employer, master
|-
|pé
|foot
|-
|pedreiro
|stonemason, brick mason
|-
|pelo (a)
|by the, by way of
|-
|penitenciária
|penitentiary
|-
|periódico
|periodical, journal, magazine
|-
|permissão
|consent, permission
|-
|perna
|leg
|-
|perto
|near
|-
|pescador
|fisherman
|-
|peso
|weight
|-
|pesquisa
|research
|-
|peste
|plague
|-
|pleito
|lawsuit, plea
|-
|pneumonia
|pneumonia
|-
|polaco (a)
|Polish
|-
|ponte
|bridge
|-
|população
|population
|-
|por
|by, for
|-
|porque
|why
|-
|porto
|port
|-
|português (a)
|Portuguese
|-
|possuir
|to have, to possess
|-
|povo
|people
|-
|povoação
|town, village
|-
|povoado
|town, village
|-
|praça
|city square
|-
|prata
|silver
|-
|prazo
|term
|-
|prece
|prayer
|-
|prefeito
|mayor
|-
|prefeitura
|city hall
|-
|presente
|present
|-
|pretérito
|past
|-
|preto (a)
|black
|-
|prévio (a)
|former, previous
|-
|primavera
|spring
|-
|primeiro (a)
|first
|-
|primo (a)
|cousin
|-
|princesa
|princess
|-
|príncipe
|prince
|-
|prisão
|prison
|-
|professor (a)
|teacher
|-
|profissão
|profession, occupation
|-
|progenitor
|progenitor
|-
|prole
|progeny
|-
|propriedade
|property, land
|-
|proprietário
|proprietor, owner
|-
|protestante
|Protestant
|-
|próximo (a)
|next
|-
|pulmão
|lung
|-
|pus os santos óleos
|I placed the holy oil
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===Q===
==== R  ====


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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|quadro genealógico
|genealogical chart
|-
|qual
|which
|-
|quando
|when
|-
|quarenta
|forty
|-
|quarta-feira
|Wednesday
|-
|quarto
|room
|-
|quatorze
|fourteen
|-
|quatro
|four
|-
|quarto (a)
|fourth
|-
|quatrocentos
|four hundred
|-
|que
|that, what
|-
|quem
|who, whom
|-
|quilômetro
|kilometer
|-
|quinhentos
|five hundred
|-
|quinta
|farm, ranch
|-
|quinta-feira
|Thursday
|-
|quinto (a)
|fifth
|-
|quinze
|fifteen
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===R===
==== S  ====


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
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|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|rainha
|queen
|-
|rapaz
|boy
|-
|real
|royal
|-
|realizar
|accomplish
|-
|receber
|to receive
|-
|recebimento
|receipt
|-
|recursos
|resources
|-
|registro civil
|civil registration
|-
|registros
|registers
|-
|registros civis
|civil registers
|-
|rei
|king
|-
|reino
|kingdom
|-
|religião
|religion
|-
|residência
|residence
|-
|residente
|resident
|-
|retrato
|portrait
|-
|reverendíssimo
|Right Reverend
|-
|riacho
|stream
|-
|rio
|river
|-
|rito
|rite
|-
|rol
|list
|-
|rosto
|face
|-
|rua
|street
|-
|rúbrica
|rubric
|-
|russo (a)
|Russian (a)
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===S===
==== T  ====


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="50%" border="0"
|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|sábado
|Saturday
|-
|sacerdote
|priest
|-
|sacristão
|sexton
|-
|sagrado (a)
|holy, sacred
|-
|sala
|room
|-
|Santa Casa da Misericórdia
|Catholic charitable hospital
|-
|santo (a)
|holy, sacred, saint
|-
|santos óleos
|holy oil
|-
|são
|(they, you) are
|-
|são
|holy, sacred, saint, healthy, sound
|-
|sapateiro
|shoemaker
|-
|sarampo
|measles
|-
|secenta
|sixty
|-
|século
|century
|-
|segunda-feira
|Monday
|-
|segundo (a)
|second
|-
|seicentos
|six hundred
|-
|seis
|six
|-
|semana
|week
|-
|sempre
|always
|-
|sendo
|because, being
|-
|senhor
|mister, lord
|-
|senhora
|madam, lady
|-
|separado (a)
|separated
|-
|sepultado (a)
|buried
|-
|sepultamento
|burial
|-
|sepultura
|grave, sepulchre
|-
|ser
|to be
|-
|serra
|mountain range, ridge
|-
|serralheiro
|locksmith
|-
|servente
|servant
|-
|sete
|seven
|-
|setecentos
|seven hundred
|-
|setembro
|September
|-
|setenta
|seventy
|-
|sétimo (a)
|seventh
|-
|seu
|his, her, their (masculine)
|-
|sexo
|sex, gender
|-
|sexta-feira
|Friday
|-
|sexto (a)
|sixth
|-
|sim
|yes
|-
|sítio
|place, site
|-
|sobre
|about, above, concerning
|-
|sobrenome
|surname
|-
|sobrevivente
|surviving
|-
|sobrinho (a)
|nephew, niece
|-
|sociedade
|society
|-
|sogro (a)
|father-in-law, mother-in-law
|-
|solar
|manor house
|-
|soldado
|soldier
|-
|solenemente
|solemnly
|-
|solteiro (a)
|single
|-
|somente
|only
|-
|somos
|(we) are
|-
|sou
|(I) am
|-
|sua
|his, her, their (feminine)
|-
|subdistrito
|subdistrict
|-
|sueco (a)
|Swedish
|-
|suíço (a)
|Swiss
|-
|sul
|south
|-
|surdo (a)
|deaf
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===T===
==== U  ====


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="50%" border="0"
|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|talvez
|maybe
|-
|também
|also
|-
|tanoeiro
|cooper
|-
|tanto quanto
|as much as
|-
|tarde
|afternoon, evening, late
|-
|taxa
|fee
|-
|tecedor
|cloth maker
|-
|tecelão
|weaver
|-
|tem
|(you, he, she, it) has
|-
|têm
|(they, you) have
|-
|temos
|(we) have
|-
|tempo
|time
|-
|tenho
|(I) have
|-
|ter
|to have
|-
|terça-feira
|Tuesday
|-
|terceiro (a)
|third
|-
|termo
|record, entry
|-
|terreno
|tract of land
|-
|testamenteiro
|executor
|-
|testamento
|will, testament
|-
|testemunha
|witness
|-
|testemunho
|testimony
|-
|tia
|aunt
|-
|tintureiro
|dyer
|-
|tio
|uncle
|-
|título
|title
|-
|todos (as)
|all, everyone
|-
|tomo
|volume
|-
|tornar-se
|to become
|-
|tosse
|cough
|-
|trabalhador
|laborer, farmhand
|-
|três
|three
|-
|treze
|thirteen
|-
|trezentos
|three hundred
|-
|trigésimo
|thirtieth
|-
|trigésimo primeiro
|thirty-first
|-
|trigo
|wheat
|-
|trinta
|thirty
|-
|trinta e um
|thirty-one
|-
|tuberculose
|tuberculosis
|-
|tudo
|all
|-
|tumor
|tumor
|-
|tutela
|guardianship
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


===V===
==== V ====


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="50%" border="0"
|-
!Portuguese!!English
|-
|vale
|valley
|-
|variola
|smallpox
|-
|velho (a)
|old
|-
|vender
|to sell
|-
|verão
|summer
|-
|verde
|green
|-
|vereador
|town councilman
|-
|vermelho (a)
|red
|-
|vez
|turn, time, occasion
|-
|vigário
|vicar, cleric
|-
|vigésimo
|twentieth
|-
|vigésimo nono
|twenty-ninth
|-
|vigésimo oitavo
|twenty-eighth
|-
|vigésimo primeiro
|twenty-first
|-
|vigésimo quarto
|twenty-fourth
|-
|vigésimo quinto
|twenty-fifth
|-
|vigésimo segundo
|twenty-second
|-
|vigésimo sétimo
|twenty-seventh
|-
|vigésimo sexto
|twenty-sixth
|-
|vigésimo terceiro
|twenty-third
|-
|vila
|village, town, community
|-
|vinha
|vineyard
|-
|vinhedo
|vineyard
|-
|vinte
|twenty
|-
|vinte e cinco
|twenty-five
|-
|vinte e dois
|twenty-two
|-
|vinte e nove
|twenty-nine
|-
|vinte e oito
|twenty-eight
|-
|vinte e quatro
|twenty-four
|-
|vinte e seis
|twenty-six
|-
|vinte e sete
|twenty-seven
|-
|vinte e três
|twenty-three
|-
|vinte e um
|twenty-one
|-
|visitação
|pastoral visit
|-
|viúva
|widow
|-
|viúvo
|widower
|-
|viver
|to live
|-
|vivo (a)
|alive
|-
|vizinhança
|neighborhood
|-
|vizinho (a)
|neighbor
|-
|você
|you
|-
|volume
|volume, book
|-
|vossa mercê
|your grace
|-
|-
|
|
|}
|}


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Revision as of 15:35, 20 August 2009

This list contains Portuguese words with their English translations. The words included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources. If the word you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a Portuguese-English dictionary.

Portuguese is a Romance language and is very similar to Spanish. It is the national language of Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola. It is also spoken on the Chinese island of Macau and in the Goa region of India and used in some of the official records of these places. In the United States, Portuguese is spoken in places such as Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts, as well as many areas in California and Hawaii where Portuguese immigrants have settled.

Word List[edit | edit source]

Language Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Portuguese words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or, in some cases, neuter. O (the masculine form of the) is used with masculine words. A (the feminine form of the) is used with feminine words. Masculine nouns generally end in o, r, l, and ma. Feminine nouns generally end in a, ão, dade, tude, and ume. Nouns which end in orgenerally are masculine; an a is added to indicate the feminine version.

Adjectives which end in o or a reflect the same gender of the nouns they refer to. For example, the married son would be translated as o filho casado,while the married daughter would be translated as a filha casada.

Many adjectives do not end in o or a and so do not indicate gender. For example, the large book would be translated as o livro grande, while the large parish would be translated as a paróquia grande.

Variant Forms of Words[edit | edit source]

In Portuguese, as in English, the forms of some 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. This word list gives only the standard form of each Portuguese word. As you read Portuguese records, be aware that some words vary with usage.

Plural forms of Portuguese words usually add s to the singular noun as well as the article and adjective. Thus, o avô materno (the maternal grandparent) becomes os avôs maternos (the maternal grandparents).

Alphabetical Order[edit | edit source]

The Portuguese alphabet uses the same 26 letters and alphabetical used in English. The letters k and w are used only in words that are not of Portuguese origin.

Accent Marks[edit | edit source]

Some letters in Portuguese can carry accent marks that indicate how to pronounce the letter, or which syllable in a word is stressed. They do not affect alphabetical order. The accent marks include:

agudo  á, é, í, ó, ú
cedilha  ç
circunflexo  ê, ô
grave  à, è
til  ã, ˜e, õ, ˜u
trema  ü

Spelling[edit | edit source]

Although Portuguese spelling was standardized by the mid-1700s, scribes usually spelled words the way they sounded. Generally, variations between old and modern spellings should not cause too much trouble for the researcher. The following words are examples of old and modern spelling variations:

Variation Old Modern
y became i Pereyra Pereira
h became silent hum, honze um, onze
ã became am tãpa tampa
˜e became em b˜e bem
˜u became um h˜u um
ph became f pharol farol
nn became n annos anos
mpç became nç assumpção assunção
pt became t baptismo batismo (Brazilian usage only)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

This word list includes words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Portuguese-English dictionary. Several Portuguese- English dictionaries are available at the Family History Library in the European collection. The call numbers begin with 469.321.

The following dictionary is on microfilm and available to Family History Centers:

Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the Family History Library Catalog under PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES. Most bookstores also sell inexpensive Portuguese-English dictionaries.

A helpful guide for reading Portuguese genealogical records is:

Key Words[edit | edit source]

To find and use specific types of Portuguese records, you will need to know some key words. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Portuguese words with the same or similar meanings, including varying forms of the same word.

For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Portuguese words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, joined, and other words used in Portuguese records to indicate marriage. When a word has both a masculine and a feminine version, the feminine ending is given in parentheses.

English Portuguese
baptism batismo, batisei, foi batisado(a)
birth nascimento, nasceu, nascido(a), deu à luz, crisma
burial enterro, enterrei, enterrado(a), sepultado(a), sepultura
Catholic Church Igreja Católica
census censo, rol
child filho(a), criança, párvulo(a)
church record registro paroquial
confirmation crisma, confirmação
day dia
death morte, falecimento, óbito, falecido(a), defunto(a)
father pai
husband marido, esposo, homem
index índice
marriage casamento, matrimônio, recebimento
month mês
mother mãe
name, given nome, alcunha, graça
name, surname nome, sobrenome, apelido
parents pais
parish paróquia
wife esposa, mulher
year ano

Numbers[edit | edit source]

In some genealogical records, numbers are written 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 Portuguese, days of the month are written in ordinal form.

Cardinal Ordinal
0 zero
1 um 1st primeiro
2 dois 2nd segundo
3 três 3rd terceiro
4 quatro 4th quarto
5 cinco 5th quinto
6 seis 6th sexto
7 sete 7th sétimo
8 oito 8th oitavo
9 nove 9th nono
10 dez 10th décimo
11 onze 11th décimo primeiro
12 doze 12th décimo segundo
13 treze 13th décimo terceiro
14 catorze 14th décimo quarto
15 quinze 15th décimo quinto
16 dezesseis 16th décimo sexto
17 dezessete 17th décimo sétimo
18 dezoit 18th décimo oitavo
19 dezenove 19th décimo nono
20 vinte 20th vigésimo
21 vinte e um 21st vigésimo primeiro
22 vinte e dois 22nd vigésimo segundo
23 vinte e três 23rd vigésimo terceiro
24 vinte e quatro 24th vigésimo quarto
25 vinte e cinco 25th vigésimo quinto
26 vinte e seis 26th vigésimo sexto
27 vinte e sete 27th vigésimo sétimo
28 vinte e oito 28th vigésimo oitavo
29 vinte e nove 29th vigésimo nono
30 trinta 30th trigésimo
31 trinta e um 31st trigésimo primero
40 quarenta 40th quadragésimo
50 cinqüenta 50th quinquagésimo
60 sessenta 60th sexagésimo
70 setenta 70th setuagésimo
80 oitenta 80th octogésimo
90 noventa 90th nonagésimo
100 cem, cento 100th centésimo
200 duzentos 200th ducentésimo
300 trezentos 300th tricentésimo
400 quatrocentos 400th quadringentésimo
500 quinhentos 500th quingentésimo
600 seiscentos 600th sexcentésimo
700 setecentos 700th setingentésimo
800 oitocentos 800th octingentésimo
900 novecentos 900th nongentésimo
1000 mil 1000th milésimo

Dates and Time[edit | edit source]

In Portuguese records, dates are spelled out, for example:

No vigésimo terceiro dia do mês de março do ano de mil oito centos e trinta e tres [On the twenty-third day of March of the year of one thousand eight hundred and thirty and three].

To understand Portuguese dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.

Months

English Portuguese
January janeiro
February fevereiro
March março
April abril
May maio
June junho
July julho
August agosto
September setembro
October outubro
November novembro
December dezembro

Days of the Week[edit | edit source]

English Portuguese
Sunday domingo
Monday segunda-feira
Tuesday terça-feira
Wednesday quarta-feira
Thursday quinta-feira
Friday sexta-feira
Saturday sábado


General Word List[edit | edit source]

This general word list includes words commonly found in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections prior to this list.

In cases where significant spelling variations between old and modern Portuguese affect alphabetical order, words are listed twice (for example, batismo and baptismo). Optional versions of Portuguese words or variable endings (such as feminine endings) are given in parentheses. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.

A[edit | edit source]

a
a
à
abaixo-assinado
abcesso
abril
acordo
acougueiro
acre
acta
açúcar
administração
adotado (a)
adultério
adúltero (a)
advogado (a)
afogamento
agosto
ainda
alcunha
além
alemão (a)
alfaiate
algodão
algum (a)
ali
alma
alto (a)
altura
aluguél
amanhã
amarelo (a)
ambos (as)
amigo (a)
ancestral
aniversário
anjo
ano
antepassado (a)
anterior
antes
antigo (a)
anual
anuário
ao
aparecer
apelido
apenas
apêndice
após
aposentado (a)
aposentadoria
apostólico (a)
aprendiz
aproximado (a)
aquele (a)
aqui
arquibispo
arquivo
arroz
artífice
árvore
árvore genealógica
ascendente
às horas
asilo
asma
assento
assinatura
ata
atrás
auto de fé
avô
avó
avôs
azul 		the (feminine)
to, toward
to the, toward the (feminine)
undersigned
abscess
April
agreement
butcher
acre
record, document
sugar
administration
adopted
adultery
adulterer
lawyer
drowning
August
still
name
beyond
German
tailor
cotton
some
there
soul, person
high
height
rent
tomorrow
yellow
both
friend
ancestor
anniversary, birthday
angel, deceased child
year
ancestor
former, previous
before
old, ancient
annual
yearbook
to the (masculine)
to appear
name, nickname
only
appendix
after
retired
retirement
apostolic
apprentice
approximate
that
here
archbishop
archive
rice
journeyman
tree
genealogical tree
ancestor
at o'clock
asylum, poorhouse
asthma
record, entry
signature
record, document
behind, in back of
trial of faith, sentence handed down by the Inquisition
grandfather
grandmother
grandparents
blue

B[edit | edit source]

baía
baixo (a)
baptismo
baptizar
barão
barco
batismo
batizar
bem
bênção
biblioteca
bisavô
bisavó
bisavôs
bisneta
bisneto
bisnetos
bispado
bispo
boca
boda
boieiro
bom (oa)
bosque
braço
branco (a) 		bay
low
baptism
to baptize
baron
boat
baptism
to baptize
good, well
blessing
library
great-grandfather
great-grandmother
great-grandparents
great-granddaughter
great-grandson
great-grandchildren
bishopric
bishop
mouth
wedding, marriage
herdsman
good
grove, forest, woods
arm
white

C[edit | edit source]

cabeça
caçador
cadastro
cadeia
café
cafezal
campo
camponês (a)
cana de açúcar
câncer
capela
cara
carpinteiro
cartório
casa
casado (a)
casamento
casar-se
castelo
catedral
católico (a)
cavalheiro
cedo
cego (a)
cem
cemitério
censo
centenário
cento
cerca
certidão
cervejeiro
cidadão (ã)
cidade
cinco
cinqüenta
clérigo
clero
colheita
colina
colônia
comerciante
como
comunhão
concelho
concernente
conde
conhecido (a)
conhecido (a) como
cônjuge
cônjuges
consangüinidade
consorte
constipação
consunção
conta
conteúdo
contra
contraente
conversão
convulsão
coqueluche
cordoeiro
corrente
corte
cortiça
cova
coxo (a)
criada
criança
cristão (ã)
cujo (a)
cunhado (a)
cura
curato
cúria
curtidor 		head
hunter
land census
jail
coffee
coffee plantation
field, plain
peasant, small farmer
sugarcane
cancer
chapel
face
carpenter
archive
house
married
marriage
to marry
castle
cathedral
Catholic
gentleman, knight, nobleman
early
blind
one hundred
cemetery
census
centennial
one hundred
near, approximate
certificate
brewer
citizen
city
five
fifty
clergyman
clergy
harvest
hill
colony
merchant
as, how
communion
council, counsel
concerning
count, earl
known, acquaintance
known as
spouse
partners, couple
blood relationship, kinship
spouse, partner
constipation
consumption
account, bill
contents
against
contracting party in a marriage
conversion
convulsion
whooping cough
rope maker
current
court
cork
grave
lame
maid
child
Christian
whose
brother-in-law, sister-in-law
clergyman
parish
religious tribunal
tanner

D[edit | edit source]

da
daquele (a)
data
de
década
décimo
décimo nono
décimo oitavo
décimo primeiro
décimo quarto
décimo quinto
décimo segundo
décimo sétimo
décimo sexto
décimo terceiro
declaração
declarado (a)
dedo
defunto (a)
dele (a)
dente
dentição
dentro
denúncia
depois
derrame
derrame cerebral
descendente
desconhecido (a)
descrição
desde
desobriga
desquitado (a)
desquite
desse (a)
deste (a)
dez
dezembro
dezenove
dezesseis
dezessete
dezoito
diário
diarréia
dicionário
digno (a)
digo
diocese
direito
direito
disenteria
dispensa
disputa
disso
distrito
distrito de paz
dito (a)
divorciado (a)
dízimo
do
doação
documento
doença
dois
doméstica
domicílio
domingo
dono (a)
doze
duque
duquesa
duzentos 		of the (feminine)
of that
date
from, of, belonging to
decade
tenth
nineteenth
eighteenth
eleventh
fourteenth
fifteenth
twelfth
seventeenth
sixteenth
thirteenth
declaration
declared, stated
finger
deceased
his, hers, its
tooth
teething
within
accusation, complaint
after
seizure, stroke
stroke
descendant
unknown
description
since
exemption from
legally separated
legal separation
of that
of this
ten
December
nineteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
daily, diary
diarrhea
dictionary
worthy
that is, I mean to say
diocese
law
right, privilege
dysentery
exemption, permission
disagreement
of this
district
peace district
stated, said, mentioned
divorced
tithing, donation
of the (masculine)
donation
document
disease
two
domestic, maid
dwelling
Sunday
owner, master
twelve
duke
duchess
two hundred

E[edit | edit source]

e
é
eclesiástico (a)
ela
ele
eles (as)
em
em face da igreja
emigração
emigrante
empregada
empregado (a)
empresa
enfermidade
engenho
enteado (a)
enterrado (a)
enterro
entre
epidemia
epilepsia
era
eram
éramos
escarlatina
escola
escravidão
escravo (a)
escrevente
escudo de armas
esmola
espanhol (a)
esposo (a)
esse (a)
está
estação
estado
estamos
estância
estão
estar
este
este (a)
estômago
estou
estrada
estrangeiro (a)
eu
evangélico (a)
exército
exposto (a)
extrato
extrema unção 		and
you are, he/she/it is
ecclesiastical
she
he
they
in
before the church, full church marriage
emigration
emigrant
maid
employee
business
disease
sugar plantation, mill
stepchild
buried
burial
between, among
epidemic, plague
epilepsy
was, were
(they, you) were
(we) were
scarlet fever
school
slavery
slave
scribe
coat of arms
alms, donation
Spanish
husband, wife
that
you are, he/she/it is
station, season
state, status
(we) are
ranch, estate
(they, you) are
to be
east
this
stomach
(I) am
road
foreigner, stranger
I
evangelical
military, army
foundling
extract
last rites

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