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Materials used in Slovenian research can be written in German, Slovene, Latin, Hungarian, or Italian. You do not need to know all these languages to do research in Slovenian records. You will, however, need to know some key words and phrases in Slovene, German and Latin for most of the country. Good genealogical word lists in English, Slovene, German and Latin are found in the appendices to Moj Rodovnik by Vasja Butina FHL INTL 949.73 D27b. If your ancestors happen to be from near the border with either Hungary or Italy you will also need to know some key genealogical words and phrases for those languages.  
==Description==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovene_language '''Slovene'''] is the official language in Solovenia. It is the native language of 88% of Slovenia's population. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Slovenia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia#:~:text=official%20language%20in%20Slovenia, accessed 8 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Slovenia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Slovenia, accessed 8 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Slovene language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovene_language, accessed 8 May 2023.</ref>


Other languages which have official language status in selected regions of Slovenia are:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language '''Hungarian''']
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language_in_Slovenia '''Italian''']
Other minority languages spoken include:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language '''Romani'''] - a legally protected language in Slovenia.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_language '''Croatian''']
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language '''Serbian''']
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbo-Croatian '''Serbo-Croatian'''] - a significant number of people speak a variant as their native language.
* '''German''' - was the largest minority language in Slovenia prior to World War II.
Slovenia's most taught foreign languages include English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish.
==Word List(s)==
* Herrity, Peter, Lasnik, and Ivana Petric. ''Harrap's Slovene phrasebook.'' New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/166390344 WorldCat].
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/slovenian.php#:~:text=Useful%20Slovenian%20phrases Useful Slovenian phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hungarian.php#:~:text=Useful%20Hungarian%20phrases Useful Hungarian phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/italian.php#:~:text=Useful%20Italian%20phrases Useful Italian phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/romani.htm#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Romani Useful phrases in Romani] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/croatian.php#:~:text=Useful%20Croatian%20phrases Useful Croatian phrases] - Omniglot
[[Hungarian Genealogical Word List]]<br>
[[Italian Genealogical Word List]]<br>
[[Romanian Genealogical Word List]]<br>
[[Serbo-Croatian Genealogical Word List]]<br>
[[German Genealogical Word List]]
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/slovene.htm#:~:text=Slovenian%20alphabet Slovenian alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/hungarian.htm#:~:text=Hungarian%20alphabet Hungarian alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/italian.htm#:~:text=Italian%20alphabet Italian alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/romani.htm#:~:text=Romani%20Pan-Vlax%20alphabet Romani Pan-Vlax alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/croatian.htm#:~:text=Croatian%20alphabet Croatian alphabet] - Omniglot
'''Pronunciation'''
* Kern, Frank J. ''A pronouncing English-Slovene dictionary for general use.'' Cleveland, Ohio: American home Pub. Co, 1944. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/972052 WorldCat].
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/italian.htm#:~:text=Italian%20pronunciation Italian pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://forvo.com/languages/sl/ Slovenian pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [https://forvo.com/languages/hu/ Hungarian pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [https://forvo.com/languages/it/ Italian pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [https://forvo.com/languages/rom/ Romani pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [https://forvo.com/languages/hr/ Croatian pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [https://forvo.com/languages/sr/ Serbian pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/alphabet/serbo-croatian.htm Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation Guide] - Phantom Ranch
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
* Snoj, Nina. ''Slovene dictionary & phrasebook : Slovene-English, English-Slovene.'' New York: Hippocrene Books, 2005. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/60394191 WorldCat].
* Derbyshire, William W and Marta Pirnat-Greenberg. ''A learner's dictionary of Slovene.'' Bloomington, Ind: Slavica Publishers, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/50022846 WorldCat].
* ''Hungarian phrasebook & dictionary.'' Carlton, Victoria: Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2018. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1054258465 WorldCat].
* ''Hungarian phrasebook & dictionary.'' London: Berlitz Publishing, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1108703677 WorldCat].
* Bulhosen, Pat, Francesca Logi, and Loredana Riu. ''Compact Oxford Italian dictionary : Italian-English, English-Italian.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/854576637 WorldCat].
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://glosbe.com/en/sl Dictionary English - Slovenian] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/sl/en Dictionary Slovenian - English] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/hu/en Dictionary Hungarian - English] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/hu Dictionary English - Hungarian] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/it/en Dictionary Italian - English] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/it/it Dictionary Italian - Italian] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/rom Dictionary English - Romany] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/rom/en Dictionary Romany - English] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/hr Dictionary English - Croatian] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/sh Dictionary English - Serbo Croatian] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/sr Dictionary English - Serbian] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/sr/en Dictionary Serbian - English] - Glosbe
'''Language Aids'''
* Greenberg, Marc. ''Prekmurje Slovene Grammar.'' Rodopi, Leiden: Brill, 2021. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1251808668 WorldCat].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovene_grammar Slovene grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://sloveniangrammar.com/ SLOVENIAN GRAMMAR] - Slovenian Grammar
==Additional Resources==
* Plut-Pregelj, Leopoldina and Carole Rogel. ''Historical dictionary of Slovenia.'' Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/84838479 WorldCat].
* Plut-Pregelj, Leopoldina and Carole Rogel. ''The A to Z of Slovenia.'' Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/838114692 WorldCat].
* [https://omniglot.com/language/articles/serbocroatian.htm#:~:text=Serbo-Croatian%20language%20issues Serbo-Croatian language issues] - Omniglot
* [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/slovenian/ Slovene Language] - MustGo
== References  ==
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== Introduction ==
Materials used in Slovenian research can be written in German, Slovene, Latin, Hungarian, or Italian. Early records are in Latin, later records until 1800 in German, and then in Slovene. Slovene is a south Slavic language closely related to Croatian. Some records in western Slovenia are in Italian and some records in the eastern part are in Hungarian. You do not need to know all these languages to do research in Slovenian records. You will, however, need to know some key words and phrases in Slovene, German, and Latin for most of the country.
For word lists and help researching in Slovenian records, see:
*[[German Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Hungarian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List]]
== Research Strategy ==
Here are some language tips when doing research in Slovenia:
*Good genealogical word lists in English, Slovene, German, and Latin are found in the appendices to ''Moj rodovnik : priročnik za raziskovanje rodu'' by Vasja Butina (FS Library {{FSC|986657|item|disp=949.73 D27b}}).
*Archival finding aids are written in Slovene.  
*Archival finding aids are written in Slovene.  
*I found later census records (1880-1890) for Novo Mesto written mostly in Slovene although the columns are dual language—both German and Slovene. When recording a family of German heritage that entry would be written in German using the Fraktur script. All other entries were written in Slovene using Latin script.  
*Census records (1880-1890) for Novo Mesto are written mostly in Slovene although the columns are dual language—both German and Slovene. When recording a family of German heritage that entry would be written in German using the Fraktur script. All other entries were written in Slovene using Latin script.  
*You will only find Hungarian in the eastern edges of Slovenia next to Hungary. For instance, the records at the FHL for Murska Sobota include Muster rolls (births) 1849-68 in Hungarian; Jewish Records b,m,d 1835-96 German &amp; Hungarian; Civil Registration b,m,d 1895-1918 Hungarian; and Roman Catholic parish registers b,m,d 1828-95 Latin &amp; Hungarian.
*You will only find Hungarian in the eastern edges of Slovenia next to Hungary.  
{{Block indent|For instance, the records at the FamilySearch Library for Murska Sobota include Muster rolls in Hungarian, Jewish Records in German and Hungarian, civil registration in Hungarian, and Roman Catholic parish registers in Latin and Hungarian.|2}}
 
== Slovenian Genealogical Words ==
=== Months ===
In modern Slovenian, the names of months are cognates with most European languages. However, archaic Slovenian can have multiple names for the months which names are primarily of Slavic origin. These names usually vary by region. Additionally, the Slovenian language changes the endings of words depending on their function in the phrase or sentence. Months are often written in possessive form.<ref>[https://wanderinghelene.com/month-names-in-slovenian/ Wandering Helene, "The Interesting Evolution of Month Names in Slovene"] (accessed 16 April 2023)</ref> The following table illustrates the various names of the months in modern and archaic Slovenian:
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
|-
! width="25%" |'''Roman Numeral'''
!'''English'''
!'''Modern Slovenian'''
!'''Archaic Slovenian'''
!'''Archaic variations'''
|-
|-
|I
|January
|januar
|prosinec
|brumen, ledenec/lednik, mali božičnjak, prvnik, zimec, sečen
|-
|II
|February
|februar
|svečan
|
|-
|III
|March
|marec
|sušec
|Brezen/Breznik, Vetrnik, Ebehtnik, gregorščak, postnik, traven, tretnik
|-
|IV
|April
|april
|mali traven
|brezen, jurijevščak
|-
|V
|May
|maj
|veliki traven
|cvetičnik/cvetnar, majnik, mlečen, risalščak, rožni mesec, sviben
|-
|VI
|June
|junij
|rožnik
|bobov cvet, ivanjščak/šentjanževec, klasen, kresnik, prašnik, rožni cvet, rženi cvet
|-
|VII
|July
|julij
|mali srpan
|jakobnik/jakobščak, pšeničnik, žetnik
|-
|VIII
|August
|avgust
|veliki srpan
|kolovožnjak, medmašnik, mešnjak, otavnik, porcijunkula, vršenj
|-
|IX
|September
|september
|kimavec
|jesenik/jesenščak, kozoprsk, miholščak, poberuh, šmihelščnik
|-
|X
|October
|oktober
|vinotok
|kozoprsk, listopad, lukovščak, moštnik, obročnik, repar/repnik, vinec/vinšča, vesevéšček
|-
|XI
|November
|november
|listopad
|andrejščak, gnilolist, listognoj, martinščak, vsevečnjak / vesvečak
|-
|XII
|December
|december
|gruden
|kolednjak, veliki božičnjak, božič
|}
 
=== Numbers ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
|-
! Numeral !! Cardinal (1, 2, 3) !! Ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
|-
|1
|eden, en
|prvi
|-
|2
|dva, dve
|drugi
|-
|3
|tri, trije
|tretji
|-
|4
|štiri
| -i
|-
|5
|pet
| -i
|-
|6
|šest
|šesti
|-
|7
|sedem
|sedmi
|-
|8
|osem
|osmi
|-
|9
|devet
|deveti
|-
|10
|deset
|deseti
|-
|11
|enajst
|enajsti
|-
|12
|dvanajst
|dvanajsti
|-
|13
|trinajst
|trinajsti
|-
|14
|štirinajst
|štirinajsti
|-
|15
|petnajst
|petnajsti
|-
|16
|šestnajst
|šestnajsti
|-
|17
|sedemnajst
|sedemnajsti
|-
|18
|osemnajst
|osemnajsti
|-
|19
|devetnajst
|devetnajsti
|-
|20
|dvajset
|dvajseti
|-
|21
|enaindvajset
|enaindvajseti
|-
|22
|dvaindvajset
|dvaindvajset
|-
|30
|trideset
|trideseti
|-
|40
|štirideset
|štirideseti
|-
|50
|petdeset
|petdeseti
|-
|60
|šestdeset
|šestdeseti
|-
|70
|sedemdeset
|sedemdeseti
|-
|80
|osemdeset
|osemdeseti
|-
|90
|devetdeset
|devetdeseti
|-
|100
|sto
|stoti
|-
|200
|dve sto
|dvestoti
|-
|300
|tri sto
|tristoti
|-
|400
|štiristo
|štiristoti
|-
|500
|pet sto
|petstoti
|-
|1000
|tisoc
|tisoči
|}
 
===Land ownership===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
|-
! width="25%" |'''English'''
!'''Modern Slovenian'''
!'''Archaic Slovenian'''
!'''Modern German'''
!'''Archaic German'''
!'''Amount of land'''
|-
|-
| farmer
| Kmet
|
| Hübler
|
| ownership of 1 Hube, approximately 30-45 yoke (17-25.5 hectares)
|-
| half farmer
| 1/2 Kmet
|
| Halbhübler or 1/2 Hübler
|
| ownership of between 1/2 to 1 Hube
|-
| quarter farmer
| 1/4 Kmet
|
| Viertelhübler or 1/4 Hübler
|
| ownership of between 1/4 to 1/2 Hube
|-
| farmer
| Kajžar
|
| Keuschler
| Kaischler
| ownership of less than 1/4 Hube; not enough land to support the family
|-
| cottager
| Hišar
|
| Neuhäusler or Häusler
|
| ownership of only the house, no other significant piece of land
|}


===Key Words===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
! Slovenian !! English
|-
|advokat
|lawyer
|-
|ali
|or
|-
|avstrijski
|Austrian
|-
|babica
|grandmother, midwife
|-
|berač, revež
|beggar
|-
|bil, bila, bilo
|was
|-
|bivališče
|residence
|-
|Bog (služba božja)
|God (service to God)
|-
|boter
|godfather
|-
|botra
|godmother
|-
|brat
|brother
|-
|brskali smo
|we searched
|-
|čas (letni čas)
|time (season)
|-
|cel
|full
|-
|cerkev, cerkven
|church
|-
|cerkovnik
|sacristan
|-
|cerkveno poročen
|married in church
|-
|četrtina
|quarter (1/4)
|-
|črvivost
|worms
|-
|čuvaj
|watchman, guard
|-
|da
|that
|-
|dan
|day
|-
|današnji
|today's
|-
|danes
|today
|-
|deček
|young man
|-
|ded
|grandfather
|-
|dekle
|girl
|-
|deklica
|girl, maiden
|-
|dekliški priimek
|maiden name
|-
|delavec
|laborer
|-
|dete
|infant, child
|-
|deva
|maiden
|-
|dežela
|land
|-
|deželani urad
|land office
|-
|dne
|on the day
|-
|do
|into, up to
|-
|dobili smo
|we received
|-
|dojilja
|wet nurse
|-
|domovina
|fatherland, homeland
|-
|domovnica
|fatherland, homeland
|-
|dopoldan
|A.M.
|-
|drugi
|second, other
|-
|drugi dan v mesecu
|second day of the month
|-
|družava
|state
|-
|družina
|family, household
|-
|družinski član
|family member
|-
|družinsko
|family name
|-
|družinsko drevo
|family tree
|-
|državljanstvo
|citizenship, nationality
|-
|dvojčki
|twins
|-
|dvojnik
|duplicate
|-
|evangelski
|Evangelical Lutheran
|-
|fara
|parish
|-
|glistavost
|stomach worms
|-
|gnitje
|ulceration and decay of bone
|-
|god
|name-day
|-
|gospa
|lady, wife
|-
|gospod
|gentleman
|-
|gospodovega leta
|in the year of our Lord
|-
|gosposka
|gentlemanly
|-
|gostilničar
|innkeeper (male)
|-
|gostilničarka
|innkeeper (female)
|-
|grb
|coat of arms
|-
|grob
|grave
|-
|grobar
|gravedigger
|-
|grško-katoliški
|Greek Catholic
|-
|grunt
|farm
|-
|gruntar
|farmer, landowner
|-
|hči
|daughter
|-
|hči dekle
|farm labourer's daughter
|-
|hiranje
|to waste away (consumption)
|-
|hišnega delavca
|farmer's son, day labourer's son
|-
|hišne
|farm labourer's daughter
|-
|hišne delavke
|farm labourer's daughter
|-
|hišni delavec
|farm labourer/farmhand
|-
|hišno ime
|house name
|-
|hlapec
|farm or day labourer, farmhand
|-
|hmeljar
|hop grower
|-
|ime
|given name
|-
|in
|and
|-
|infarkt
|stroke
|-
|istega dne
|the same day
|-
|istega dne (datuma) kot zgoraj
|the day (date) as above
|-
|isti
|the same
|-
|italijanski
|Italian
|-
|iz
|out of
|-
|izčrpanost
|debility
|-
|iz krajevne (lokalne) cerkve
|from the local parish
|-
|iz mesta
|from the town
|-
|izpisek
|extract
|-
|izven zakonski
|illegitimate
|-
|izvirajoč od
|descending, originating from
|-
|izvleček
|extract
|-
|izvor (poreklo)
|source, root (origin)
|-
|jetika
|consumption, to waste away
|-
|jutri
|tomorrow
|-
|jutrišnji
|tomorrow's
|-
|kajžar
|farm or day labourer (male), farmhand
|-
|kajžarka
|farm or day labourer (female), farmhand
|-
|kakor
|likewise
|-
|kap
|apoplexy
|-
|kaplan
|chaplain
|-
|ker
|because
|-
|ki
|who
|-
|kmečka hči
|farmer's daughter
|-
|kmečka sin
|farmer's son
|-
|kmečki
|farm man
|-
|kmet
|peasant, farmer
|-
|kmetija
|farmhand
|-
|kmetje
|farmers
|-
|kmet na 1/4 kmetije
|quarter farmer
|-
|knjiga
|book
|-
|koleno
|descendant, offspring
|-
|kolike
|colic
|-
|kopija
|copy
|-
|kot
|as, alias
|-
|kovač
|blacksmith
|-
|koze (bolezen)
|smallpox (disease)
|-
|kraj
|place, locality
|-
|krajevno ime
|placename
|-
|krči
|cramps, convulsion
|-
|krojač
|tailor
|-
|krojaški mojster
|master tailor
|-
|krščen
|christened, baptized
|-
|krščen v sili
|christened in need, usually by midwife; emergency christening
|-
|krst
|baptism, christening
|-
|krstni boter
|baptism godfather
|-
|krstni botra
|baptism godmother
|-
|krstni list
|birth, baptismal certificate
|-
|krst ob očiščenem izviru
|baptized at the cleansing fountain
|-
|kurat
|curate
|-
|lastnik
|owner
|-
|lastnikov brat
|owner's brother
|-
|let
|year
|-
|leto
|year
|-
|letnik
|year
|-
|leta
|years
|-
|listina
|document
|-
|ločen
|divorced
|-
|lokalni duhovnik
|local priest
|-
|mačeha
|stepmother
|-
|madžarski
|Hungarian
|-
|majhen
|little
|-
|materin jezik
|mother tongue
|-
|mati
|mother
|-
|mati družine
|mother of the family
|-
|mati očeta družine
|mother of the father of the family
|-
|mati glave družine
|mother of the head of the household
|-
|matere
|of the mother
|-
|matična knjiga
|vital records
|-
|matični urad
|registry office
|-
|med
|between, during
|-
|mesec
|month
|-
|mesto
|city, town
|-
|mežnar
|sacristan
|-
|mir
|quiet, peace, retirement
|-
|mizar
|cabinetmaker, joiner
|-
|mlad
|young
|-
|mladič
|offspring
|-
|mladenič
|young man
|-
|mlinar
|miler
|-
|mojster
|craftsman
|-
|moški
|male
|-
|mož
|husband, man
|-
|mrlič
|dead body, cadaver
|-
|mrliški list
|death certificate
|-
|mrtev
|dead, deceased
|-
|mrzlica
|nervous fever
|-
|na
|at, on
|-
|na den (dne)
|on the day (of)
|-
|nagrobnik
|tombstone
|-
|najemnik
|tenant, resident
|-
|najstarejši sin
|successor, eldest son
|-
|napihnjenost
|swelling, tumor
|-
|nas
|us
|-
|naš
|our
|-
|naslednik
|successor, descendant
|-
|naslednji
|the following day
|-
|nasledstvo
|descendant, offspring
|-
|naslov
|address
|-
|navje
|quiet, peace, retirement
|-
|ne
|not
|-
|nečak
|nephew
|-
|nečakinja
|niece
|-
|nedavno preminul
|recently deceased
|-
|nedonošenost
|premature birth, under age
|-
|ne morem najiti
|we cannot find
|-
|nemški
|German
|-
|neporočen
|unmarried
|-
|nepoznan
|unknown
|-
|nevesta
|bride
|-
|nezakonski
|illegitimate
|-
|nezakonski sin
|illegitimate son
|-
|njeni
|her
|-
|njegov
|his
|-
|ni
|is not
|-
|nimamo
|we do not have
|-
|nismo mogli najti
|we could not find
|-
|o
|concerning
|-
|oba
|both
|-
|občina
|district, county
|-
|obrezati
|to circumcise
|-
|oče
|father
|-
|oče družine
|father of the family, head of the household
|-
|oče očeta družine
|father of the father of the family
|-
|oče glave družine
|father of the head of the household
|-
|očeta
|of the father
|-
|očetnjava
|fatherland
|-
|očetovstvo
|fatherhood, paternity
|-
|očim
|stepfather
|-
|od
|from
|-
|okoli
|circa
|-
|omožen
|married
|-
|omožiti se
|to marry, take a husband
|-
|onostranstvo
|beyond, life after death
|-
|opazki
|remarks
|-
|opomba
|remark, comment, take note
|-
|oporoka
|will, testament
|-
|oslabelost
|debility
|-
|oslavski kašelj
|whooping cough
|-
|oteklost
|swelling, tumor
|-
|otroci
|children
|-
|otrok
|child
|-
|otroka
|of the child
|-
|ovdovel(a)
|widowed
|-
|pastir
|shepherd, herdsman
|-
|pastorek
|stepson
|-
|pastorka
|stepdaughter
|-
|pečat
|mark, rubber stamp
|-
|pismo
|letter
|-
|pleme
|race, clan, breed, stock
|-
|plemena
|family tree, descendants
|-
|plemstvo
|nobility
|-
|pljučnica
|pneumonia
|-
|počivati v miru
|rest in peace
|-
|podatek
|evidence
|-
|podatki
|information
|-
|podnajemnik
|sub-tenant, sub-lease, ledger
|-
|pogrešan
|missed
|-
|poklic
|profession
|-
|pokoj
|quiet, peace, retirement
|-
|pokojni
|dead, deceased
|-
|pokopan
|buried
|-
|pol (1/2)
|half
|-
|poljedelec
|farmer
|-
|polnoč
|midnight
|-
|po materi
|by mother, mother's side
|-
|pomočnik
|assistant
|-
|pomožni duhovnik
|assistant priest
|-
|po očetu
|by father, on the father's side
|-
|popoldne
|afternoon
|-
|poročen
|married
|-
|poročenka
|bride
|-
|poročiti se
|to marry, take a wife
|-
|poročna priča
|witness of wedding
|-
|poročni list
|marriage certificate
|-
|poroka
|marriage
|-
|posestnik
|owner, landowner
|-
|potomec
|successor, descendant
|-
|potomstvo
|descendant, offspring
|-
|potrjeno
|confirmed
|-
|prababica
|great-grandmother
|-
|praded
|great-grandfather
|-
|praprababica
|great-great grandmother
|-
|prapraded
|great-great grandfather
|-
|pravoslavni
|Orthodox
|-
|prav tam
|right there
|-
|prava sestra
|full sister
|-
|pravi brat
|full brother
|-
|pravica
|just, right
|-
|pravičnost
|justice
|-
|predčasno rojen
|premature birth, under age
|-
|prednik
|ancestor, sire (to indicate legal kinship)
|-
|predniki
|ancestry
|-
|predminul
|died
|-
|približno
|circa
|-
|priča
|witness
|-
|pričanje
|witnessing
|-
|pridelovalec vin
|winegrower
|-
|priimek
|surname
|-
|priležnica
|concubine
|-
|pripadnost veri
|religion
|-
|prve
|first
|-
|prvega dne meseca
|the first day of the month
|-
|rajnki
|recently dead, deceased
|-
|razjedenost
|ulceration and decay of bone
|-
|razpadanje do kosti
|ulceration and decay of bone
|-
|razporočen
|divorced
|-
|razvezan
|divorced
|-
|revež, berač
|beggar
|-
|rimsko-katoliški
|Roman Catholic
|-
|rod
|descendant, offspring
|-
|rodbina
|family (extended)
|-
|rodbinsko ime
|family name
|-
|rodila
|she gave birth
|-
|rodoslovec
|genealogist
|-
|rodovnik prednikov
|pedigree
|-
|rodovnikar
|genealogist
|-
|rodoslovje
|genealogy
|-
|rodopis
|genealogy
|-
|rodovnik potomstva
|descendants, family tree
|-
|roj.
|born, née, maiden name
|-
|rojen(a)
|born
|-
|rojen danes
|borth today
|-
|rojen dne
|birthday
|-
|rojen in krščenna isti dan
|born and baptized the same day
|-
|rojen prejšnji dan
|born the previous day
|-
|rojen včeraj
|born yesterday
|-
|rojen včeraj zvečer
|born yesterday evening
|-
|rojstni dan
|birthday
|-
|rojstni list
|birth certificate
|-
|rojstva
|of birth
|-
|rojstvo (leto)
|birth (-year)
|-
|rododelec
|craftsman
|-
|s
|with
|-
|sadjar
|fruit grower
|-
|sadmec
|bachelor
|-
|sadmica
|spinster, maiden
|-
|samomor
|suicide
|-
|samski(a)
|single, unmarried
|-
|sestra
|sister
|-
|sestra lastnika
|sister of the owner
|-
|sestra očeta
|sister of the head of the household
|-
|sestra glave družine
|sister of the head of household
|-
|sin
|son
|-
|sin kajžarja
|farmer's son, day labourer's son
|-
|sin hlapca
|farmer's son, day labourer's son
|-
|sin kmečkega
|farmer's son, day labourer's son
|-
|skupščina občine
|district government committee
|-
|slabotnost
|frailty
|-
|sledeči dan
|following day
|-
|sluga
|servant, attendant
|-
|služabnik
|servant, attendant
|-
|službujoč v...
|serving in...
|-
|služkinja
|maid, maidservant
|-
|smrt
|death
|-
|smrtni list
|death certificate
|-
|snaha
|daughter-in-law
|-
|sodelujoči
|assistant priest
|-
|so
|they are
|-
|so bili
|they were
|-
|sorodnik
|relative
|-
|spol
|sex, gender
|-
|soprog
|husband
|-
|soproga
|wife
|-
|sorodnik
|relative
|-
|soseščina
|in the vicinity
|-
|sostanovalci
|living at or resident with
|-
|sostanuje s...
|resident with...
|-
|spoved in obhajilo
|confession and communion
|-
|sredi noči
|midnight
|-
|stalno prebivlišče
|permanent residence
|-
|štampiljka
|mark, rubber stamp
|-
|stan (pokoj), mir
|dwelling, class (retirement), peace
|-
|stanovalec
|tenant, resident
|-
|star
|old
|-
|stara mati
|grandmother
|-
|stara mama
|grandmother, midwife
|-
|starec, senior
|old man, senior
|-
|stari oče
|grandfather
|-
|starost
|age
|-
|starostna oslabelost
|debility due to age
|-
|starši
|parents
|-
|številka rojstnega registra
|number of birth certificate
|-
|storjeno dne
|took place (occurred) on day
|-
|strah pred vojno
|fear of war
|-
|stran
|page
|-
|stric
|uncle
|-
|svak
|brother-in-law
|-
|svakinja
|sister-in-law
|-
|svečan katoliški ritual
|solemn Catholic rite
|-
|superiorni
|superior, upper
|-
|svoj
|his, her own
|-
|tabla prednikov
|pedigree
|-
|tako torej, torej
|so also, thus
|-
|tašča
|mother-in-law
|-
|tast
|father-in-law
|-
|teden
|week
|-
|tesar
|carpenter
|-
|teta
|aunt
|-
|tovarniški delavec
|factory worker
|-
|trebušna
|stomach worms
|-
|tresenje
|cramps, convulsion
|-
|tretjega dne v mesecu
|third day of the month
|-
|tretji
|third
|-
|truplo
|dead body, cadaver
|-
|tuberkuloza
|tuberculosis
|-
|tudi
|also, alias
|-
|tukajši
|of this place
|-
|tumor
|swelling, tumor
|-
|tvoravost
|ulceration and decay of bone
|-
|učitelj(jica)
|teacher
|-
|ujec
|maternal uncle
|-
|umrl
|died
|-
|umrl brez potomcev
|died without offspring
|-
|umrl dne
|death date
|-
|umrli
|dead, deceased
|-
|uničen
|destroyed
|-
|ura
|hour
|-
|urad
|office
|-
|urbar
|tithe book
|-
|utoniti
|drown
|-
|utopiti
|drown
|-
|v
|in
|-
|vas
|you
|-
|vaš
|your
|-
|včeraj
|yesterday
|-
|včerajšnji
|yesterday's
|-
|več kot...
|more than...
|-
|vek
|age
|-
|velik
|big, great
|-
|vera
|religion
|-
|ves
|full
|-
|vdova
|widow
|-
|vdovec
|widower
|-
|vikar
|vicar
|-
|vinograda
|winegrower
|-
|vinogradnik
|winegrower
|-
|vnos
|entry, inscription
|-
|vnuk
|grandson, nephew
|-
|vnukinja
|granddaughter, niece
|-
|vodenica
|dropsy
|-
|vojak
|soldier
|-
|vpis
|entry, inscription
|-
|vpis v listino
|evidence, proof
|-
|vpisan
|recorded, written
|-
|vročica
|nervous fever
|-
|v službi pri...
|presently in service with..., a servant to...
|-
|v starosti...let
|reached his/her.... years of age
|-
|vrsta
|sex (gender)
|-
|vsi iz mesta
|all from the town
|-
|vsi iz soseščine
|all from the vicinity
|-
|z
|of, with
|-
|za
|for
|-
|zadniji dan v mesecu
|the last day of the month
|-
|žagarski mojster
|master sawyer
|-
|zakonec
|husband
|-
|zakonska hči pokojnika...
|legitimate daughter of the late (deceased)...
|-
|zakonski
|legitimate
|-
|zakonski hči
|legitimate daughter
|-
|zakonski sin
|legitimate son
|-
|zakupnik
|farmer
|-
|zapuščina
|legacy, inheritance
|-
|žara
|urn
|-
|žarni grob
|urn
|-
|zaročenec
|fiance
|-
|zaročenka
|fiancee
|-
|zarod
|descendant, offspring
|-
|zastrupljen
|poisoned
|-
|železničar
|railwayman
|-
|železničarski paznik
|railway watchman
|-
|žena
|wife, woman
|-
|žena zakonec očeta
|wife of the father of the family
|-
|žena glave družine
|wife of the head of household
|-
|ženin
|bridegroom
|-
|ženski
|female
|-
|zet
|son-in-law
|-
|zidar
|mason, bricklayer
|-
|židovski
|Jewish
|-
|žig
|makr, rubber stamp
|-
|živčna
|nervous fever
|-
|življenje
|life, biography
|-
|življenjepis
|life, biography
|-
|zgornij
|superior, upper
|-
|z majhne kmetije
|from small farm
|-
|zunaj
|illegitimate
|-
|župni urad
|parish office
|-
|župnišče
|parish office
|-
|župnija
|parish
|-
|župnijska cerkev
|parish church
|-
|župnik
|parish priest
|}
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Description

Slovene is the official language in Solovenia. It is the native language of 88% of Slovenia's population. [1] [2] [3]

Other languages which have official language status in selected regions of Slovenia are:

Other minority languages spoken include:

  • Romani - a legally protected language in Slovenia.
  • Croatian
  • Serbian
  • Serbo-Croatian - a significant number of people speak a variant as their native language.
  • German - was the largest minority language in Slovenia prior to World War II.

Slovenia's most taught foreign languages include English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish.

Word List(s)

Hungarian Genealogical Word List
Italian Genealogical Word List
Romanian Genealogical Word List
Serbo-Croatian Genealogical Word List
German Genealogical Word List


Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Dictionaries

  • Snoj, Nina. Slovene dictionary & phrasebook : Slovene-English, English-Slovene. New York: Hippocrene Books, 2005. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Derbyshire, William W and Marta Pirnat-Greenberg. A learner's dictionary of Slovene. Bloomington, Ind: Slavica Publishers, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Hungarian phrasebook & dictionary. Carlton, Victoria: Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Hungarian phrasebook & dictionary. London: Berlitz Publishing, 2019. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Bulhosen, Pat, Francesca Logi, and Loredana Riu. Compact Oxford Italian dictionary : Italian-English, English-Italian. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

Additional Resources

  • Plut-Pregelj, Leopoldina and Carole Rogel. Historical dictionary of Slovenia. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2007. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Plut-Pregelj, Leopoldina and Carole Rogel. The A to Z of Slovenia. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2010. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Serbo-Croatian language issues - Omniglot
  • Slovene Language - MustGo

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Slovenia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia#:~:text=official%20language%20in%20Slovenia, accessed 8 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Slovenia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Slovenia, accessed 8 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Slovene language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovene_language, accessed 8 May 2023.

Introduction

Materials used in Slovenian research can be written in German, Slovene, Latin, Hungarian, or Italian. Early records are in Latin, later records until 1800 in German, and then in Slovene. Slovene is a south Slavic language closely related to Croatian. Some records in western Slovenia are in Italian and some records in the eastern part are in Hungarian. You do not need to know all these languages to do research in Slovenian records. You will, however, need to know some key words and phrases in Slovene, German, and Latin for most of the country.

For word lists and help researching in Slovenian records, see:

Research Strategy

Here are some language tips when doing research in Slovenia:

  • Good genealogical word lists in English, Slovene, German, and Latin are found in the appendices to Moj rodovnik : priročnik za raziskovanje rodu by Vasja Butina (FS Library 949.73 D27b).
  • Archival finding aids are written in Slovene.
  • Census records (1880-1890) for Novo Mesto are written mostly in Slovene although the columns are dual language—both German and Slovene. When recording a family of German heritage that entry would be written in German using the Fraktur script. All other entries were written in Slovene using Latin script.
  • You will only find Hungarian in the eastern edges of Slovenia next to Hungary.
For instance, the records at the FamilySearch Library for Murska Sobota include Muster rolls in Hungarian, Jewish Records in German and Hungarian, civil registration in Hungarian, and Roman Catholic parish registers in Latin and Hungarian.

Slovenian Genealogical Words

Months

In modern Slovenian, the names of months are cognates with most European languages. However, archaic Slovenian can have multiple names for the months which names are primarily of Slavic origin. These names usually vary by region. Additionally, the Slovenian language changes the endings of words depending on their function in the phrase or sentence. Months are often written in possessive form.[1] The following table illustrates the various names of the months in modern and archaic Slovenian:

Roman Numeral English Modern Slovenian Archaic Slovenian Archaic variations
I January januar prosinec brumen, ledenec/lednik, mali božičnjak, prvnik, zimec, sečen
II February februar svečan
III March marec sušec Brezen/Breznik, Vetrnik, Ebehtnik, gregorščak, postnik, traven, tretnik
IV April april mali traven brezen, jurijevščak
V May maj veliki traven cvetičnik/cvetnar, majnik, mlečen, risalščak, rožni mesec, sviben
VI June junij rožnik bobov cvet, ivanjščak/šentjanževec, klasen, kresnik, prašnik, rožni cvet, rženi cvet
VII July julij mali srpan jakobnik/jakobščak, pšeničnik, žetnik
VIII August avgust veliki srpan kolovožnjak, medmašnik, mešnjak, otavnik, porcijunkula, vršenj
IX September september kimavec jesenik/jesenščak, kozoprsk, miholščak, poberuh, šmihelščnik
X October oktober vinotok kozoprsk, listopad, lukovščak, moštnik, obročnik, repar/repnik, vinec/vinšča, vesevéšček
XI November november listopad andrejščak, gnilolist, listognoj, martinščak, vsevečnjak / vesvečak
XII December december gruden kolednjak, veliki božičnjak, božič

Numbers

Numeral Cardinal (1, 2, 3) Ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
1 eden, en prvi
2 dva, dve drugi
3 tri, trije tretji
4 štiri -i
5 pet -i
6 šest šesti
7 sedem sedmi
8 osem osmi
9 devet deveti
10 deset deseti
11 enajst enajsti
12 dvanajst dvanajsti
13 trinajst trinajsti
14 štirinajst štirinajsti
15 petnajst petnajsti
16 šestnajst šestnajsti
17 sedemnajst sedemnajsti
18 osemnajst osemnajsti
19 devetnajst devetnajsti
20 dvajset dvajseti
21 enaindvajset enaindvajseti
22 dvaindvajset dvaindvajset
30 trideset trideseti
40 štirideset štirideseti
50 petdeset petdeseti
60 šestdeset šestdeseti
70 sedemdeset sedemdeseti
80 osemdeset osemdeseti
90 devetdeset devetdeseti
100 sto stoti
200 dve sto dvestoti
300 tri sto tristoti
400 štiristo štiristoti
500 pet sto petstoti
1000 tisoc tisoči

Land ownership

English Modern Slovenian Archaic Slovenian Modern German Archaic German Amount of land
farmer Kmet Hübler ownership of 1 Hube, approximately 30-45 yoke (17-25.5 hectares)
half farmer 1/2 Kmet Halbhübler or 1/2 Hübler ownership of between 1/2 to 1 Hube
quarter farmer 1/4 Kmet Viertelhübler or 1/4 Hübler ownership of between 1/4 to 1/2 Hube
farmer Kajžar Keuschler Kaischler ownership of less than 1/4 Hube; not enough land to support the family
cottager Hišar Neuhäusler or Häusler ownership of only the house, no other significant piece of land

Key Words

Slovenian English
advokat lawyer
ali or
avstrijski Austrian
babica grandmother, midwife
berač, revež beggar
bil, bila, bilo was
bivališče residence
Bog (služba božja) God (service to God)
boter godfather
botra godmother
brat brother
brskali smo we searched
čas (letni čas) time (season)
cel full
cerkev, cerkven church
cerkovnik sacristan
cerkveno poročen married in church
četrtina quarter (1/4)
črvivost worms
čuvaj watchman, guard
da that
dan day
današnji today's
danes today
deček young man
ded grandfather
dekle girl
deklica girl, maiden
dekliški priimek maiden name
delavec laborer
dete infant, child
deva maiden
dežela land
deželani urad land office
dne on the day
do into, up to
dobili smo we received
dojilja wet nurse
domovina fatherland, homeland
domovnica fatherland, homeland
dopoldan A.M.
drugi second, other
drugi dan v mesecu second day of the month
družava state
družina family, household
družinski član family member
družinsko family name
družinsko drevo family tree
državljanstvo citizenship, nationality
dvojčki twins
dvojnik duplicate
evangelski Evangelical Lutheran
fara parish
glistavost stomach worms
gnitje ulceration and decay of bone
god name-day
gospa lady, wife
gospod gentleman
gospodovega leta in the year of our Lord
gosposka gentlemanly
gostilničar innkeeper (male)
gostilničarka innkeeper (female)
grb coat of arms
grob grave
grobar gravedigger
grško-katoliški Greek Catholic
grunt farm
gruntar farmer, landowner
hči daughter
hči dekle farm labourer's daughter
hiranje to waste away (consumption)
hišnega delavca farmer's son, day labourer's son
hišne farm labourer's daughter
hišne delavke farm labourer's daughter
hišni delavec farm labourer/farmhand
hišno ime house name
hlapec farm or day labourer, farmhand
hmeljar hop grower
ime given name
in and
infarkt stroke
istega dne the same day
istega dne (datuma) kot zgoraj the day (date) as above
isti the same
italijanski Italian
iz out of
izčrpanost debility
iz krajevne (lokalne) cerkve from the local parish
iz mesta from the town
izpisek extract
izven zakonski illegitimate
izvirajoč od descending, originating from
izvleček extract
izvor (poreklo) source, root (origin)
jetika consumption, to waste away
jutri tomorrow
jutrišnji tomorrow's
kajžar farm or day labourer (male), farmhand
kajžarka farm or day labourer (female), farmhand
kakor likewise
kap apoplexy
kaplan chaplain
ker because
ki who
kmečka hči farmer's daughter
kmečka sin farmer's son
kmečki farm man
kmet peasant, farmer
kmetija farmhand
kmetje farmers
kmet na 1/4 kmetije quarter farmer
knjiga book
koleno descendant, offspring
kolike colic
kopija copy
kot as, alias
kovač blacksmith
koze (bolezen) smallpox (disease)
kraj place, locality
krajevno ime placename
krči cramps, convulsion
krojač tailor
krojaški mojster master tailor
krščen christened, baptized
krščen v sili christened in need, usually by midwife; emergency christening
krst baptism, christening
krstni boter baptism godfather
krstni botra baptism godmother
krstni list birth, baptismal certificate
krst ob očiščenem izviru baptized at the cleansing fountain
kurat curate
lastnik owner
lastnikov brat owner's brother
let year
leto year
letnik year
leta years
listina document
ločen divorced
lokalni duhovnik local priest
mačeha stepmother
madžarski Hungarian
majhen little
materin jezik mother tongue
mati mother
mati družine mother of the family
mati očeta družine mother of the father of the family
mati glave družine mother of the head of the household
matere of the mother
matična knjiga vital records
matični urad registry office
med between, during
mesec month
mesto city, town
mežnar sacristan
mir quiet, peace, retirement
mizar cabinetmaker, joiner
mlad young
mladič offspring
mladenič young man
mlinar miler
mojster craftsman
moški male
mož husband, man
mrlič dead body, cadaver
mrliški list death certificate
mrtev dead, deceased
mrzlica nervous fever
na at, on
na den (dne) on the day (of)
nagrobnik tombstone
najemnik tenant, resident
najstarejši sin successor, eldest son
napihnjenost swelling, tumor
nas us
naš our
naslednik successor, descendant
naslednji the following day
nasledstvo descendant, offspring
naslov address
navje quiet, peace, retirement
ne not
nečak nephew
nečakinja niece
nedavno preminul recently deceased
nedonošenost premature birth, under age
ne morem najiti we cannot find
nemški German
neporočen unmarried
nepoznan unknown
nevesta bride
nezakonski illegitimate
nezakonski sin illegitimate son
njeni her
njegov his
ni is not
nimamo we do not have
nismo mogli najti we could not find
o concerning
oba both
občina district, county
obrezati to circumcise
oče father
oče družine father of the family, head of the household
oče očeta družine father of the father of the family
oče glave družine father of the head of the household
očeta of the father
očetnjava fatherland
očetovstvo fatherhood, paternity
očim stepfather
od from
okoli circa
omožen married
omožiti se to marry, take a husband
onostranstvo beyond, life after death
opazki remarks
opomba remark, comment, take note
oporoka will, testament
oslabelost debility
oslavski kašelj whooping cough
oteklost swelling, tumor
otroci children
otrok child
otroka of the child
ovdovel(a) widowed
pastir shepherd, herdsman
pastorek stepson
pastorka stepdaughter
pečat mark, rubber stamp
pismo letter
pleme race, clan, breed, stock
plemena family tree, descendants
plemstvo nobility
pljučnica pneumonia
počivati v miru rest in peace
podatek evidence
podatki information
podnajemnik sub-tenant, sub-lease, ledger
pogrešan missed
poklic profession
pokoj quiet, peace, retirement
pokojni dead, deceased
pokopan buried
pol (1/2) half
poljedelec farmer
polnoč midnight
po materi by mother, mother's side
pomočnik assistant
pomožni duhovnik assistant priest
po očetu by father, on the father's side
popoldne afternoon
poročen married
poročenka bride
poročiti se to marry, take a wife
poročna priča witness of wedding
poročni list marriage certificate
poroka marriage
posestnik owner, landowner
potomec successor, descendant
potomstvo descendant, offspring
potrjeno confirmed
prababica great-grandmother
praded great-grandfather
praprababica great-great grandmother
prapraded great-great grandfather
pravoslavni Orthodox
prav tam right there
prava sestra full sister
pravi brat full brother
pravica just, right
pravičnost justice
predčasno rojen premature birth, under age
prednik ancestor, sire (to indicate legal kinship)
predniki ancestry
predminul died
približno circa
priča witness
pričanje witnessing
pridelovalec vin winegrower
priimek surname
priležnica concubine
pripadnost veri religion
prve first
prvega dne meseca the first day of the month
rajnki recently dead, deceased
razjedenost ulceration and decay of bone
razpadanje do kosti ulceration and decay of bone
razporočen divorced
razvezan divorced
revež, berač beggar
rimsko-katoliški Roman Catholic
rod descendant, offspring
rodbina family (extended)
rodbinsko ime family name
rodila she gave birth
rodoslovec genealogist
rodovnik prednikov pedigree
rodovnikar genealogist
rodoslovje genealogy
rodopis genealogy
rodovnik potomstva descendants, family tree
roj. born, née, maiden name
rojen(a) born
rojen danes borth today
rojen dne birthday
rojen in krščenna isti dan born and baptized the same day
rojen prejšnji dan born the previous day
rojen včeraj born yesterday
rojen včeraj zvečer born yesterday evening
rojstni dan birthday
rojstni list birth certificate
rojstva of birth
rojstvo (leto) birth (-year)
rododelec craftsman
s with
sadjar fruit grower
sadmec bachelor
sadmica spinster, maiden
samomor suicide
samski(a) single, unmarried
sestra sister
sestra lastnika sister of the owner
sestra očeta sister of the head of the household
sestra glave družine sister of the head of household
sin son
sin kajžarja farmer's son, day labourer's son
sin hlapca farmer's son, day labourer's son
sin kmečkega farmer's son, day labourer's son
skupščina občine district government committee
slabotnost frailty
sledeči dan following day
sluga servant, attendant
služabnik servant, attendant
službujoč v... serving in...
služkinja maid, maidservant
smrt death
smrtni list death certificate
snaha daughter-in-law
sodelujoči assistant priest
so they are
so bili they were
sorodnik relative
spol sex, gender
soprog husband
soproga wife
sorodnik relative
soseščina in the vicinity
sostanovalci living at or resident with
sostanuje s... resident with...
spoved in obhajilo confession and communion
sredi noči midnight
stalno prebivlišče permanent residence
štampiljka mark, rubber stamp
stan (pokoj), mir dwelling, class (retirement), peace
stanovalec tenant, resident
star old
stara mati grandmother
stara mama grandmother, midwife
starec, senior old man, senior
stari oče grandfather
starost age
starostna oslabelost debility due to age
starši parents
številka rojstnega registra number of birth certificate
storjeno dne took place (occurred) on day
strah pred vojno fear of war
stran page
stric uncle
svak brother-in-law
svakinja sister-in-law
svečan katoliški ritual solemn Catholic rite
superiorni superior, upper
svoj his, her own
tabla prednikov pedigree
tako torej, torej so also, thus
tašča mother-in-law
tast father-in-law
teden week
tesar carpenter
teta aunt
tovarniški delavec factory worker
trebušna stomach worms
tresenje cramps, convulsion
tretjega dne v mesecu third day of the month
tretji third
truplo dead body, cadaver
tuberkuloza tuberculosis
tudi also, alias
tukajši of this place
tumor swelling, tumor
tvoravost ulceration and decay of bone
učitelj(jica) teacher
ujec maternal uncle
umrl died
umrl brez potomcev died without offspring
umrl dne death date
umrli dead, deceased
uničen destroyed
ura hour
urad office
urbar tithe book
utoniti drown
utopiti drown
v in
vas you
vaš your
včeraj yesterday
včerajšnji yesterday's
več kot... more than...
vek age
velik big, great
vera religion
ves full
vdova widow
vdovec widower
vikar vicar
vinograda winegrower
vinogradnik winegrower
vnos entry, inscription
vnuk grandson, nephew
vnukinja granddaughter, niece
vodenica dropsy
vojak soldier
vpis entry, inscription
vpis v listino evidence, proof
vpisan recorded, written
vročica nervous fever
v službi pri... presently in service with..., a servant to...
v starosti...let reached his/her.... years of age
vrsta sex (gender)
vsi iz mesta all from the town
vsi iz soseščine all from the vicinity
z of, with
za for
zadniji dan v mesecu the last day of the month
žagarski mojster master sawyer
zakonec husband
zakonska hči pokojnika... legitimate daughter of the late (deceased)...
zakonski legitimate
zakonski hči legitimate daughter
zakonski sin legitimate son
zakupnik farmer
zapuščina legacy, inheritance
žara urn
žarni grob urn
zaročenec fiance
zaročenka fiancee
zarod descendant, offspring
zastrupljen poisoned
železničar railwayman
železničarski paznik railway watchman
žena wife, woman
žena zakonec očeta wife of the father of the family
žena glave družine wife of the head of household
ženin bridegroom
ženski female
zet son-in-law
zidar mason, bricklayer
židovski Jewish
žig makr, rubber stamp
živčna nervous fever
življenje life, biography
življenjepis life, biography
zgornij superior, upper
z majhne kmetije from small farm
zunaj illegitimate
župni urad parish office
župnišče parish office
župnija parish
župnijska cerkev parish church
župnik parish priest
  1. ↑ Wandering Helene, "The Interesting Evolution of Month Names in Slovene" (accessed 16 April 2023)
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