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== Introduction ==
The [[Media:WL_Poland.pdf|Polish Genealogical Word List]] contains Polish words and their English translations for many words that are found in documents used to research Polish ancestors. If the word (or some form of it) you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a Polish-English dictionary. See the [[Poland Genealogical Word List#Additional_Resources|Additional Resources]] section below.  
The [[Media:WL_Poland.pdf|Polish Genealogical Word List]] contains Polish words and their English translations for many words that are found in documents used to research Polish ancestors. If the word (or some form of it) you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a Polish-English dictionary. See the [[Poland Genealogical Word List#Additional_Resources|Additional Resources]] section below.  


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POLAND - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES
POLAND - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES


=== Key Words  ===
== Key Words  ==


To find and use specific types of Polish records, you will need to know some key words in Polish. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Polish words with the same or similar meanings.  
To find and use specific types of Polish records, you will need to know some key words in Polish. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Polish words with the same or similar meanings.  
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=== Numbers  ===
== Numbers  ==


In many genealogical records, numbers— especially dates—are spelled out. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) numbers. Dates are written in ordinal form. In dates, ordinal numbers usually end with '''''-ego''''', for example:  
In many genealogical records, numbers— especially dates—are spelled out. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) numbers. Dates are written in ordinal form. In dates, ordinal numbers usually end with '''''-ego''''', for example:  
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=== Dates and Time&nbsp;  ===
== Dates and Time ==


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


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


Polish often abbreviates dates by using a Roman numeral for the month. For example, 13 June 1864 could be written as ''13.VI.1864 ''instead of ''13.czerwca.1864''.  
Polish often abbreviates dates by using a Roman numeral for the month. For example, 13 June 1864 could be written as ''13.VI.1864 ''instead of ''13.czerwca.1864''.  
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<br>'''Days of the Week'''
===Days of the Week===


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<br>'''Times of the Day'''
===Times of the Day===


Polish birth and death records often indicate the exact time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.  
Polish birth and death records often indicate the exact time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.  
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=== A  ===
=== A  ===


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| '''English'''
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| aby  
| aby  
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| non-Catholic
| non-Catholic
|-
|-
| akta małżenstw,<br>akta ślubów  
| akta małżenstw, akta ślubów  
| marriage records
| marriage records
|-
|-
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=== B  ===
=== B  ===


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| babka  
| babka  
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=== C  ===
=== C  ===


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| cały  
| cały  
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=== D  ===
=== D  ===


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| width="25%" | '''Polish'''  
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!'''English'''
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| data  
| data  
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=== E  ===
=== E  ===


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!'''English'''
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| emigracja  
| emigracja  
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=== F  ===
=== F  ===


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| width="25%" | '''Polish'''  
!'''Polish'''  
| '''English'''
!'''English'''
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| familia  
| familia  
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=== G  ===
=== G  ===


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| garbarz  
| garbarz  
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=== H  ===
=== H  ===


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| handlarz  
| handlarz  
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=== I  ===
=== I  ===


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| i  
| i  
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=== J  ===
=== J  ===


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| jak  
| jak  
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=== K  ===
=== K  ===


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| karta  
| karta  
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| kościół  
| kościół  
| church
| church
|}
<br>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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|-
| kowal <br>kraj <br>krajowy <br>kramarz <br>krawiec <br>krewny <br>król <br>królestwo <br>królewski <br>krolowa <br>krwotek <br>ksiądz <br>księga <br>księstwo <br>kto <br>który <br>kum <br>kuma <br>kunszt <br>kupiec <br>kupił <br>kuzyn <br>kuzynka <br>kwartał <br>kwietnia
| kowal  
| smith <br>region, area, country <br>local <br>stall keeper, merchant <br>tailor <br>blood-relative <br>king <br>kingdom <br>royal <br>queen <br>bleeding, hemorrhage <br>priest <br>book <br>principality, duchy <br>who <br>which, who <br>godfather <br>godmother <br>trade, occupation <br>shopkeeper, merchant <br>he bought <br>cousin (male) <br>cousin (female) <br>quarter (of a year or city) <br>of April
| smith
|-
| kraj  
| region, area, country
|-
| krajowy
| local  
|-
| kramarz
| stall keeper, merchant
|-
| krawiec
| tailor  
|-
| krewny
| blood-relative
|-
| król
| king  
|-
| królestwo
| kingdom  
|-
| królewski
| royal  
|-
| krolowa
| queen  
|-
| krwotek
| bleeding, hemorrhage
|-
| ksiądz
| priest  
|-
| księga
| book  
|-
| księstwo
| principality, duchy
|-
| kto
| who  
|-
| który
| which, who
|-
| kum
| godfather  
|-
| kuma
| godmother  
|-
| kunszt
| trade, occupation
|-
| kupiec
| shopkeeper, merchant
|-
| kupił
| he bought  
|-
| kuzyn
| cousin (male)
|-
| kuzynka
| cousin (female)
|-
| kwartał
| quarter (of a year or city)
|-
| kwietnia
| of April
|}
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=== L  ===
=== L  ===


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| łacisński <br>las <br>lata <br>lecz <br>lesnik <br>lewy <br>liczący <br>[lat ... liczący] <br>linia <br>lipca <br>listopada <br>litewski <br>łotewski <br>łoże <br>[nieprawego loza] <br>lub <br>lud <br>ludność <br>lutego
| łacisński  
| Latin <br>forest, woods <br>years <br>but <br>forester <br>left <br>counting <br>[... years old] <br>line, lineage <br>of July <br>of November <br>Lithuanian <br>Latvian <br>status of legitimacy, bed <br>[illegitimate] <br>or <br>people <br>population <br>of February
| Latin  
|}
 
=== M  ===
 
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|-
| ma <br>macocha <br>mączarz <br>madziarski <br>maja <br>mają<br>mający <br>[lat ... mający] <br>majątek <br>majętny <br>majster <br>malarz <br>małoletni <br>mały <br>małżenstwo <br>małżonek <br>małżonka <br>małżonków <br>[małżonków Kowalskich] <br>mapa <br>marca <br>martwo urodzony <br>matka <br>mąż <br>menonici <br>męski <br>metryka <br>męża <br>miał <br>miano <br>mianowicie <br>miasteczko <br>miasto <br>mieć<br>między <br>miejsce <br>miejscowość <br>mieście <br>miesiąc <br>mieszkający <br>mieszkanie <br>mieszkaniec <br>mleczarz <br>młodszy <br>młody<br>[pan młody] <br>[panna młoda] <br>mlodzian (młodziniec) <br>młyn <br>młynarz <br>mniejszy <br>modlitwa <br>[dom modlitwy] <br>mojzeszowy <br>mórg <br>most <br>może<br>mumoze <br>mularz, murarz <br>mylnie <br>myś liwy
| las
| has <br>stepmother <br>miller <br>Hungarian <br>of May <br>they have <br>having <br>[... years old] <br>property <br>wealthy, property-owning <br>master craftsman <br>painter <br>not of legal age <br>small, little <br>marriage <br>husband <br>wife <br>of the married couple <br>[the Kowalski married couple] <br>map <br>of March <br>stillborn <br>mother <br>husband, man <br>Mennonites <br>male <br>certificate, record <br>of the husband <br>he had <br>name <br>that means, namely <br>small town <br>city <br>to have <br>between <br>place, locality <br>locality <br>town <br>month <br>residing <br>residence <br>inhabitant, resident, citizen <br>dairyman <br>younger <br>young <br>[bridegroom] <br>[bride] <br>young man <br>mill <br>miller <br>lesser, smaller, shorter <br>prayer <br>[house of prayer, synagogue] <br>Jewish <br>morg (1.2 acres) <br>bridge <br>maybe <br>to him <br>mason (bricklayer) <br>mistakenly, erroneously <br>hunter
| forest, woods
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=== N  ===
 
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|-
| na <br>nad <br>nadać <br>nadane <br>najemnik <br>najmlodszy <br>najstarszy <br>należał<br>należy <br>nam <br>naocznie <br>naoczny świadek <br>naprzód <br>narodzony <br>narzeczona <br>narzeczony <br>nas <br>następny <br>nasz <br>na teraz <br>naturalny <br>natychmiast <br>nauczyciel <br>nawiązanie <br>nazwana <br>nazwisko <br>nerwowa gorączka <br>nic <br>nich <br>nie <br>niedaleko <br>niedziela <br>niegdy (niegdyś) <br>niemiecki <br>niemowlę<br>niepiełnoletni <br>nieprawy <br>nieślubny <br>nie teraz <br>niewiadomy <br>niezamężna <br>nieznajomy <br>nieżonaty <br>nieżyący <br>nigdy <br>nim <br>niniejszy <br>niski <br>niższy <br>noc <br>nowozaśubiona <br>nowozaślubiony <br>nowożeńcy <br>nowy <br>numer
| lata
| on, at, around <br>above, upon <br>to give <br>was given <br>day laborer <br>youngest <br>oldest, eldest <br>belonged to <br>belongs <br>to us <br>by eyewitness <br>eyewitness <br>in front of <br>born <br>betrothed, bride <br>betrothed, groom <br>us <br>next <br>our <br>temporarily <br>illegitimate <br>immediately <br>schoolteacher, teacher <br>reference <br>named <br>surname <br>typhoid fever <br>nothing <br>them <br>not, no <br>not far from <br>Sunday, week <br>deceased, former, the late <br>German <br>infant <br>not of legal age, minor <br>illegitimate <br>unmarried, illegitimate <br>not yet <br>unknown <br>unmarried woman <br>unknown <br>unmarried man <br>deceased, not living <br>never <br>him <br>this, the present <br>low, short <br>lower <br>night <br>newlywed bride <br>newlywed groom <br>newlyweds <br>new <br>number
| years
|}
 
=== O  ===
 
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|-
| o <br>ob. <br>obecność <br>oberżysta <br>obrzęd <br>obrzezanie <br>obszar <br>obydwaj <br>obywatel <br>ochrzczony <br>od <br>odbyty <br>odmienny <br>odpowiadać<br>odra <br>odwrócenie <br>oglasał <br>ogrodnik <br>ojciec <br>ojczym <br>okazał <br>około <br>okręg <br>okupnik <br>olejów <br>on <br>ona <br>onegdajszy <br>oni <br>opatrzony <br>opiekun <br>opis <br>opłata <br>opuchlizna <br>oraz <br>osada <br>osiadły <br>osiem <br>osiemdziesiąt(y) <br>osiemnaście <br>osiemnasty <br>osiemset(ny) <br>osłabienie <br>ósmy <br>osoba <br>ospa <br>ostatni <br>oświadczenie <br>oświadczył&nbsp; <br>otrzymał <br>owdowiałla <br>owdowiały <br>ozenił sie <br>ożeniony
| lecz
| about, concerning <br>see <br>presence <br>tavern keeper <br>rite, ceremony <br>circumcision <br>area <br>both <br>inhabitant, citizen <br>christened, baptized <br>from, since <br>performed <br>various <br>to reply <br>measles <br>conversion <br>announced, published <br>poor peasant, crofter, gardener <br>father <br>stepfather <br>showed <br>about, around <br>precinct, district <br>local resident <br>of oil <br>he <br>she <br>day before yesterday <br>they <br>provided <br>guardian <br>description <br>fee, cost <br>dropsy, edema, swelling <br>and, also <br>large settlement <br>settled (at), residing (at) <br>eight <br>eighty (eightieth) <br>eighteen <br>eighteenth <br>eight hundred(th) <br>weakness <br>eighth <br>person <br>of smallpox <br>last, recent <br>statement <br>declared, testified <br>received <br>widowed <br>widowered <br>married a wife <br>married
| but
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|-
 
| lesnik
=== P  ===
| forester
 
|-
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| lewy
| left
|-
| liczący
| counting
|-
| [lat ... liczący]
| [... years old]
|-
| linia
| line, lineage
|-
| lipca
| of July
|-
| listopada
| of November
|-
| litewski
| Lithuanian
|-
| łotewski
| Latvian
|-
| łoże
| status of legitimacy, bed
|-
| [nieprawego loza]
| [illegitimate]
|-
| lub
| or
|-
|-
| pan <br>pani <br>panna <br>pański <br>[roku pańskiego] <br>państwowy <br>parafia <br>parobek <br>pasierb <br>pasterz <br>października <br>pełnoletność&nbsp; <br>piątek <br>piąty <br>pięć&nbsp; <br>pięćdziesiąt(y) <br>pięćset(ny) <br>piekarz <br>pierwszego <br>pierwszy <br>piętnaście <br>piętnasty <br>pisać <br>pismo <br>płci męskiej<br>płci żeńskiej <br>płeć <br>po <br>pochowanie <br>pod <br>podatek <br>podług <br>podobny <br>podpis <br>podpisany <br>podrzutek <br>podwójny <br>pogrzeb <br>pogrzebany <br>pól <br>pólnoc <br>połóg <br>polski <br>południe <br>pomorski <br>poniedziałek <br>ponieważ<br>poprzedni <br>poprzedzil <br>posiada <br>poślubił <br>poszukiwanie <br>potem <br>potok <br>pow. (powiat) <br>powinowaty <br>powyższe <br>pozostały <br>pozostawi<br>pozwolenie ł<br>prababa (prababka) <br>pracowity <br>pradziadek <br>prawdopodobnie <br>prawego łoża <br>prawny <br>prawo <br>prawosławny <br>prawowity <br>prawy <br>proboszcz <br>prośba <br>prosimy <br>protestancki <br>pruski <br>przed <br>przedtem <br>przekonal <br>przesłany <br>przeszły <br>[roku przeszlłego] <br>przez <br>przodem <br>przodków <br>przy <br>przyczyna <br>przyjaciel <br>przypadek <br>[z bojazni przypadku] <br>przyrodni <br>przytomność<br>przyzwolenie <br>puchlina
| lud
| sir, Mr., Lord <br>lady, Mrs. <br>maiden, Miss <br>Lord's <br>[in the year of our Lord] <br>state, of the state <br>parish <br>farmworker <br>stepchild <br>herdsman <br>of October <br>age of consent, legal age <br>Friday <br>fifth <br>five <br>fifty (fiftieth) <br>five hundred(th) <br>baker <br>on the first <br>first <br>fifteen <br>fifteenth <br>to write <br>letter, correspondence <br>male <br>female <br>gender, sex <br>after <br>burial <br>under <br>tax <br>according to <br>similar <br>signature <br>signed <br>foundling <br>duplicate <br>burial <br>buried <br>half <br>midnight, north <br>childbirth, labor <br>Polish <br>noon, south <br>Pomeranian <br>Monday <br>because <br>previous <br>preceded <br>has, is in possession of <br>married <br>research, search of <br>after <br>stream <br>district <br>relative <br>previously mentioned <br>left behind, surviving <br>left behind, was survived by <br>permission <br>great-grandmother <br>diligent, hard-working <br>great-grandfather <br>in all likelihood, probably <br>legitimate <br>legal <br>law, right <br>orthodox <br>legitimate <br>right, true <br>parish priest <br>request <br>we request <br>Protestant <br>Prussian <br>in front of, before <br>before <br>convinced <br>sent <br>preceding <br>[of the preceding year] <br>by <br>before <br>of ancestors <br>by, with, during <br>cause, reason <br>friend <br>circumstance, occurrence, case <br>[for fear of the circumstance (i.e., emergency baptism)] <br>step-, half-, (as in stepbrother, half brother) <br>presence <br>consent <br>dropsy, edema, swellling
| people
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=== R  ===
 
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| r. (roku) <br>rabin <br>rak <br>rano <br>raz <br>[drugi raz] <br>razem <br>reformowany <br>religia <br>religijny <br>robotnik <br>rocznik <br>roczny <br>ród <br>rodowód <br>rodzeństwo <br>rodzice <br>rodzice chrzestni <br>rodzina <br>rok <br>rolnik <br>rosyjski <br>również<br>rozwiedziony <br>rozwód <br>ruski <br>rybak <br>rynek <br>rządowy <br>rzeka <br>rzezak, rzeźnik <br>rzymsko-katolicki
| ludność
| in the year <br>rabbi <br>cancer <br>in the morning <br>once, time <br>[second time] <br>together <br>Reformed Protestant, Calvinist <br>religion <br>religious, of the church <br>worker <br>yearbook <br>annual <br>family, clan, descent <br>genealogy, pedigree <br>sibling <br>parents <br>godparents <br>family <br>year <br>tenant farmer, husbandman, farmer <br>Russian <br>also, too <br>divorced <br>divorce <br>Russian, Ruthenian, Ukrainian <br>fisherman <br>marketplace <br>governmental <br>river <br>butcher, circumciser (mohel) <br>Roman Catholic
| population
|}
 
=== S  ===
 
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|-
|-
| są <br>sąd <br>samy <br>sąsiad <br>setny <br>się <br>siedem <br>siedemdziesiat <br>siedemnaście <br>siedemnasty <br>siedemset(ny) <br>sierota <br>sierpnia <br>siódmy <br>sioło <br>siostra <br>siostrzenica <br>siostrzeniec <br>składał<br>skończył<br>skorowidz <br>skurcze <br>skutek <br>słabość <br>słaby <br>śląski <br>sławetny <br>slawny <br>słowacki <br>słownik <br>ślub <br>ślubny <br>sługa <br>służąca <br>służący <br>śmierć<br>snać<br>sobie <br>sobota <br>spażenie <br>spis <br>spłodzone <br>społeczeństwo <br>sprzedarz <br>średni <br>środa <br>środek <br>stan <br>starość <br>starosta <br>starozakonny <br>starszy <br>stary <br>stawiający się<br>stawił się<br>stelmach <br>sto <br>stolarz <br>stolica <br>strona <br>stryj <br>stulecie <br>stycznia <br>suchoty <br>sukiennik <br>swiadectwo <br>świadek <br>swięty <br>swój (swego) <br>swója (swojei) <br>syn <br>synagoga <br>synowa <br>synowie <br>sześć <br>sześćdziesąit(y) <br>sześćset(ny) <br>szesnaście <br>szesnasty <br>szewc <br>szkarlatyna <br>szkoła <br>szkolnik <br>szlachecki (szlachety) <br>szlachta <br>szlub <br>szósty <br>szwagier <br>szwagierka <br>szynkarz
| lutego
| they are <br>court <br>same <br>neighbor <br>one hundredth <br>self <br>seven <br>seventy <br>seventeen <br>seventeenth <br>seven hundred(th) <br>orphan <br>of August <br>seventh <br>village <br>sister <br>niece <br>nephew <br>submitted, presented <br>completed <br>index <br>cramps <br>cause <br>weakness, sickness <br>weak <br>Silesian <br>renowned <br>famous <br>Slovak <br>dictionary <br>marriage, wedding <br>married, wedded, legitimate <br>servant <br>servant girl <br>serving <br>death <br>perhaps <br>self <br>Saturday <br>burn <br>list, census, index <br>begotten, born <br>society <br>merchant, dealer <br>cental, middle, average <br>Wednesday <br>middle <br>status, condition <br>old age <br>perfect <br>Jew (Orthodox) <br>older, elder <br>old <br>the one presenting himself <br>presented himself, appeared <br>cart maker, wheel maker <br>hundred <br>cabinetmaker <br>capital city <br>page <br>uncle (paternal) <br>century <br>of January <br>consumption, tuberculosis <br>cloth-maker <br>certificate <br>witness <br>holy <br>his, her own <br>his, her own <br>son <br>synagogue <br>daughter-in-law <br>sons <br>six <br>sixty (sixtieth) <br>six hundred(th) <br>sixteen <br>sixteenth <br>shoemaker <br>scarlet fever <br>school <br>rabbi's assistant, teacher <br>noble <br>nobility <br>see slub <br>sixth <br>brother-in-law <br>sister-in-law <br>tavern keeper
| of February
|}
|}


=== T  ===
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
=== M  ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
|-
| t. (tom) <br>taki <br>także <br>tam <br>tamowanie <br>tamtejszy <br>tamże <br>targownik <br>tego (tegoż) <br>tej (tejże) <br>ten (ta, też) <br>teść<br>tężec <br>tkacz <br>to <br>tom <br>towarzystwo <br>trudniący się<br>trzeci <br>trzy <br>trzydzieści <br>trzydziesty <br>trzymał<br>[trzymał do chrztu] <br>trzynaście <br>trzynasty <br>trzysetny (trzechsetny) <br>trzysta <br>tu <br>tudzież <br>tutaj <br>tutejszy <br>twierdza <br>tydzień<br>tygodnie <br>tylko <br>tysiąc <br>tysięczny <br>tytuł
| ma
| volume <br>such as <br>also <br>there <br>opposition, objection <br>of that place <br>in the same place <br>peddler <br>this, the same <br>this, the same <br>this, the same <br>father-in-law <br>tetanus <br>weaver <br>it, this <br>volume <br>society <br>earning a living <br>third <br>three <br>thirty <br>thirtieth <br>held, kept <br>[stood as godparents] <br>thirteen <br>thirteenth <br>three hundredth <br>three hundred <br>here <br>also, likewise <br>here <br>of this place <br>fortress <br>week <br>weeks <br>only <br>thousand <br>one thousandth <br>title, name
| has
|}
|-
 
| macocha
=== U  ===
| stepmother
 
|-
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| mączarz
| miller
|-
| madziarski
| Hungarian
|-
| maja
| of May
|-
| mają
| they have
|-
| mający
| having
|-
| [lat ... mający]
| [... years old]
|-
|-
| ubogi <br>ukraijnski <br>ul. (ulica) <br>umarł<br>umieją <br>umowa <br>umrzeć <br>uprzejmie <br>urodzenie <br>urodził się<br>urodzin <br>urodzony <br>urząd <br>urząd stanu cywilnego <br>urzędnik<br>ustny <br>utrzymajacy się<br>uwagi
| majątek
| poor <br>Ukrainian <br>street, road <br>died <br>they know how <br>contract, agreement <br>to die <br>politely <br>birth <br>was born <br>of births <br>born, wellborn (noble) <br>office <br>civil registration office <br>registrar, officer, clerk <br>verbal, oral <br>supporting self (by) <br>remarks
| property
|}
 
=== W  ===
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
|-
|-
| w <br>w. (wieku) <br>waleczny <br>was <br>wasz <br>wcześnie <br>wczoraj <br>wczorajszy <br>wdowa <br>[wdowa po Józefie] <br>wdowiec <br>we <br>według <br>węgierski <br>wiadomo <br>wiadomość <br>wiadomy <br>wieczorem <br>wiek <br>wielki <br>wielmożny <br>wielu <br>wierzchni <br>wieś<br>wikarjusz (wikary) <br>wiorst (wierst) <br>wioska <br>właściciel <br>włóka <br>włościanin <br>włoski <br>wnuczek <br>wnuczka <br>wnuk <br>woda <br>wodna puchlina <br>wojenny <br>województwo <br>wojskowy <br>wolny <br>wraz <br>września <br>wschód <br>wsi <br>wśród <br>wśtępnie <br>wszakże <br>wszystko <br>wtedy <br>wtorek <br>wuj (wujek) <br>wyciąg <br>wydany <br>wykonał<br>wyrażenie <br>wyrobnik <br>wysoki <br>wyznania <br>wyższy <br>wzgórze <br>wzmianki
| majętny
| in <br>century <br>courageous, gallant <br>you <br>your <br>early <br>yesterday <br>yesterday's <br>widow <br>[widow of Józef] <br>widower <br>in <br>according to <br>Hungarian <br>it is known <br>knowledge <br>known <br>in the evening <br>age, century <br>great, large <br>powerful noble, magnate <br>many, much <br>upper <br>village <br>vicar, priest <br>a measurement of distance (1067 meters) <br>little village <br>proprietor, owner <br>30 morgs (36 acres) <br>peasant <br>Italian <br>grandson <br>granddaughter <br>grandchild <br>water <br>dropsy, edema <br>military <br>province <br>military <br>free, not a serf, unmarried <br>together with, with <br>of September <br>east <br>of the village <br>in the midst of <br>initially, temporarily <br>but <br>all <br>at that time <br>Tuesday <br>uncle (maternal) <br>extract <br>published <br>performed, did, accomplished <br>statement <br>dayworker, laborer <br>high <br>religion <br>upper <br>hill <br>remarks
| wealthy, property-owning
|}
 
=== X  ===
 
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|-
|-
| xiądz <br>xięga
| majster
| priest <br>book
| master craftsman
|}
 
=== Z  ===
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
|-
|-
| z <br>[z (Surname +ending)] <br>za <br>zachód <br>żaden (żadna) <br>żadna <br>zagrodnik <br>zamek <br>zamężna <br>zamieszkały <br>zamieszkanie <br>zapalenie płuc <br>zapowiedź <br>zaręczona <br>zaręczyny <br>zarwarli <br>zarząd <br>zaślubiać<br>zaślubiony <br>zaślużony <br>zastępca <br>zaszło <br>zatem <br>zatrudnienie <br>zawarli <br>zawarte <br>zawartość <br>zawarty <br>zawód <br>zawsze <br>zdrój <br>że <br>[ze (surname+ending] <br>ze <br>żebrak <br>zejść <br>żeńska <br>zeszły <br>zezwolenie (zgoda) <br>zgon <br>zgromadzony <br>zięć<br>zielony <br>ziemia <br>złoty <br>zmarł<br>zniszczenie <br>znowu <br>zobacz <br>żołnierz <br>żona <br>zostający <br>został <br>zostawił<br>zrobiony <br>zrodzony <br>zwany <br>zwrot <br>życie <br>życzenie <br>żydowski <br>żyjący
| malarz
| with, from <br>[maiden name] <br>to <br>west <br>none <br>none <br>peasant, farmer who has his farmhouse <br>palace, castle <br>wife, a married woman, married <br>residing at <br>residence <br>pneumonia <br>marriage proclamations, banns <br>engaged <br>engagement, betrothal <br>they agreed <br>administration <br>to marry <br>married <br>in servitude, serf <br>assistance <br>happened, occurred <br>then, therefore <br>occupation, profession <br>they agreed, contracted <br>agreed <br>content <br>agreed, contracted <br>occupation, profession <br>always <br>spring, spa <br>with, from <br>[maiden name] <br>that (know that he died) <br>beggar <br>death <br>female <br>preceding <br>permission <br>death <br>gathered, collected <br>son-in-law <br>green <br>earth <br>gold, unit of money <br>died, deceased <br>destruction <br>again <br>see <br>soldier <br>wife <br>residing, staying <br>was, accomplished, remained, left <br>left behind <br>written (in a document) <br>born <br>called, known as <br>application, remark <br>life, age <br>desire, wish <br>Jewish <br>living
| painter
|-
| małoletni
| not of legal age
|-
| mały
| small, little
|-
| małżenstwo
| marriage
|-
| małżonek
| husband
|-
| małżonka
| wife
|-
| małżonków
| of the married couple
|-
| [małżonków Kowalskich]
|[ the Kowalski married couple]
|-
| mapa
| map
|-
| marca
| of March
|-
| martwo urodzony
| stillborn
|-
| matka
| mother
|-
| mąż
| husband, man
|-
| menonici
| Mennonites
|-
| męski
| male
|-
| metryka
| certificate, record
|-
| męża
| of the husband
|-
| miał
| he had
|-
| miano
| name
|-
| mianowicie
| that means, namely
|-
| miasteczko
| small town
|-
| miasto
| city
|-
| mieć
| to have
|-
| między
| between
|-
| miejsce
| place, locality
|-
| miejscowość
| locality
|-
| mieście
| town
|-
| miesiąc
| month
|-
| mieszkający
| residing
|-
| mieszkanie
| residence
|-
| mieszkaniec
| inhabitant, resident, citizen
|-
| mleczarz
| dairyman
|-
| młodszy
| younger
|-
| młody
| young
|-
| [pan młody]
| [bridegroom]
|-
| [panna młoda]
| [bride]
|-
| mlodzian (młodziniec)
| young man
|-
| młyn
| mill
|-
| młynarz
| miller
|-
| mniejszy
| lesser, smaller, shorter
|-
| modlitwa
| prayer
|-
| [dom modlitwy]
| [house of prayer, synagogue]
|-
| mojzeszowy
| Jewish
|-
| mórg
| morg (1.2 acres)
|-
| most
| bridge
|-
| może
| maybe
|-
| mumoze
| to him
|-
| mularz, murarz
| mason (bricklayer)
|-
| mylnie
| mistakenly, erroneously
|-
| myś liwy
| hunter
|}
|}
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=== N  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| na
| on, at, around
|-
| nad
| above, upon
|-
| nadać
| to give
|-
| nadane
| was given
|-
| najemnik
| day laborer
|-
| najmlodszy
| youngest
|-
| najstarszy
| oldest, eldest
|-
| należał
| belonged to
|-
| należy
| belongs
|-
| nam
| to us
|-
| naocznie
| by eyewitness
|-
| naoczny świadek
| eyewitness
|-
| naprzód
| in front of
|-
| narodzony
| born
|-
| narzeczona
| betrothed, bride
|-
| narzeczony
| betrothed, groom
|-
| nas
| us
|-
| następny
| next
|-
| nasz
| our
|-
| na teraz
| temporarily
|-
| naturalny
| illegitimate
|-
| natychmiast
| immediately
|-
| nauczyciel
| schoolteacher, teacher
|-
| nawiązanie
| reference
|-
| nazwana
| named
|-
| nazwisko
| surname
|-
| nerwowa gorączka
| typhoid fever
|-
| nic
| nothing
|-
| nich
| them
|-
| nie
| not, no
|-
| niedaleko
| not far from
|-
| niedziela
| Sunday, week
|-
| niegdy (niegdyś)
| deceased, former, the late
|-
| niemiecki
| German
|-
| niemowlę
| infant
|-
| niepiełnoletni
| not of legal age, minor
|-
| nieprawy
| illegitimate
|-
| nieślubny
| unmarried, illegitimate
|-
| nie teraz
| not yet
|-
| niewiadomy
| unknown
|-
| niezamężna
| unmarried woman
|-
| nieznajomy
| unknown
|-
| nieżonaty
| unmarried man
|-
| nieżyący
| deceased, not living
|-
| nigdy
| never
|-
| nim
| him
|-
| niniejszy
| this, the present
|-
| niski
| low, short
|-
| niższy
| lower
|-
| noc
| night
|-
| nowozaśubiona
| newlywed bride
|-
| nowozaślubiony
| newlywed groom
|-
| nowożeńcy
| newlyweds
|-
| nowy
| new
|-
| numer
| number
|}
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=== O  ===
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|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| o
| about, concerning
|-
| ob.
| see
|-
| obecność
| presence
|-
| oberżysta
| tavern keeper
|-
| obrzęd
| rite, ceremony
|-
| obrzezanie
| circumcision
|-
| obszar
| area
|-
| obydwaj
| both
|-
| obywatel
| inhabitant, citizen
|-
| ochrzczony
| christened, baptized
|-
| od
| from, since
|-
| odbyty
| performed
|-
| odmienny
| various
|-
| odpowiadać
| to reply
|-
| odra
| measles
|-
| odwrócenie
| conversion
|-
| oglasał
| announced, published
|-
| ogrodnik
| poor peasant, crofter, gardener
|-
| ojciec
| father
|-
| ojczym
| stepfather
|-
| okazał
| showed
|-
| około
| about, around
|-
| okręg
| precinct, district
|-
| okupnik
| local resident
|-
| olejów
| of oil
|-
| on
| he
|-
| ona
| she
|-
| onegdajszy
| day before yesterday
|-
| oni
| they
|-
| opatrzony
| provided
|-
| opiekun
| guardian
|-
| opis
| description
|-
| opłata
| fee, cost
|-
| opuchlizna
| dropsy, edema, swelling
|-
| oraz
| and, also
|-
| osada
| large settlement
|-
| osiadły
| settled (at), residing (at)
|-
| osiem
| eight
|-
| osiemdziesiąt(y)
| eighty (eightieth)
|-
| osiemnaście
| eighteen
|-
| osiemnasty
| eighteenth
|-
| osiemset(ny)
| eight hundred(th)
|-
| osłabienie
| weakness
|-
| ósmy
| eighth
|-
| osoba
| person
|-
| ospa
| of smallpox
|-
| ostatni
| last, recent
|-
| oświadczenie
| statement
|-
| oświadczył
| declared, testified
|-
| otrzymał
| received
|-
| owdowiałla
| widowed
|-
| owdowiały
| widower
|-
| ozenił sie
| married a wife
|-
| ożeniony
| married
|}
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=== P  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| pan
| sir, Mr., Lord
|-
| pani
| lady, Mrs.
|-
| panna
| maiden, Miss
|-
| pański
| Lord's
|-
| [roku pańskiego]
| [in the year of our Lord]
|-
| państwowy
| state, of the state
|-
| parafia
| parish
|-
| parobek
| farmworker
|-
| pasierb
| stepchild
|-
| pasterz
| herdsman
|-
| października
| of October
|-
| pełnoletność
| age of consent, legal age
|-
| piątek
| Friday
|-
| piąty
| fifth
|-
| pięć
| five
|-
| pięćdziesiąt(y)
| fifty (fiftieth)
|-
| pięćset(ny)
| five hundred(th)
|-
| piekarz
| baker
|-
| pierwszego
| on the first
|-
| pierwszy
| first
|-
| piętnaście
| fifteen
|-
| piętnasty
| fifteenth
|-
| pisać
| to write
|-
| pismo
| letter, correspondence
|-
| płci męskiej
| male
|-
| płci żeńskiej
| female
|-
| płeć
| gender, sex
|-
| po
| after
|-
| pochowanie
| burial
|-
| pod
| under
|-
| podatek
| tax
|-
| podług
| according to
|-
| podobny
| similar
|-
| podpis
| signature
|-
| podpisany
| signed
|-
| podrzutek
| foundling
|-
| podwójny
| duplicate
|-
| pogrzeb
| burial
|-
| pogrzebany
| buried
|-
| pól
| half
|-
| pólnoc
| midnight, north
|-
| połóg
| childbirth, labor
|-
| polski
| Polish
|-
| południe
| noon, south
|-
| pomorski
| Pomeranian
|-
| poniedziałek
| Monday
|-
| ponieważ
| because
|-
| poprzedni
| previous
|-
| poprzedzil
| preceded
|-
| posiada
| has, is in possession of
|-
| poślubił
| married
|-
| poszukiwanie
| research, search of
|-
| potem
| after
|-
| potok
| stream
|-
| pow. (powiat)
| district
|-
| powinowaty
| relative
|-
| powyższe
| previously mentioned
|-
| pozostały
| left behind, surviving
|-
| pozostawi
| left behind, was survived by
|-
| pozwolenieł
| permission
|-
| prababa (prababka)
| great-grandmother
|-
| pracowity
| diligent, hard-working
|-
| pradziadek
| great-grandfather
|-
| prawdopodobnie
| in all likelihood, probably
|-
| prawego łoża
| legitimate
|-
| prawny
| legal
|-
| prawo
| law, right
|-
| prawosławny
| orthodox
|-
| prawowity
| legitimate
|-
| prawy
| right, true
|-
| proboszcz
| parish priest
|-
| prośba
| request
|-
| prosimy
| we request
|-
| protestancki
| Protestant
|-
| pruski
| Prussian
|-
| przed
| in front of, before
|-
| przedtem
| before
|-
| przekonal
| convinced
|-
| przesłany
| sent
|-
| przeszły
| preceding
|-
| [roku przeszlłego]
| [of the preceding year]
|-
| przez
| by
|-
| przodem
| before
|-
| przodków
| of ancestors
|-
| przy
| by, with, during
|-
| przyczyna
| cause, reason
|-
| przyjaciel
| friend
|-
| przypadek
| circumstance, occurrence, case
|-
| [z bojazni przypadku]
| [for fear of the circumstance (i.e., emergency baptism)]
|-
| przyrodni
| step-, half-, (as in stepbrother, half brother)
|-
| przytomność
| presence
|-
| przyzwolenie
| consent
|-
| puchlina
| dropsy, edema, swelling
|}
{{CompactTOC8|name=Words starting with|center=no|side=yes|y=}}
=== R  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| r. (roku)
| in the year
|-
| rabin
| rabbi
|-
| rak
| cancer
|-
| rano
| in the morning
|-
| raz
| once, time
|-
| [drugi raz]
| [second time]
|-
| razem
| together
|-
| reformowany
| Reformed Protestant, Calvinist
|-
| religia
| religion
|-
| religijny
| religious, of the church
|-
| robotnik
| worker
|-
| rocznik
| yearbook
|-
| roczny
| annual
|-
| ród
| family, clan, descent
|-
| rodowód
| genealogy, pedigree
|-
| rodzeństwo
| sibling
|-
| rodzice
| parents
|-
| rodzice chrzestni
| godparents
|-
| rodzina
| family
|-
| rok
| year
|-
| rolnik
| tenant farmer, husbandman, farmer
|-
| rosyjski
| Russian
|-
| również
| also, too
|-
| rozwiedziony
| divorced
|-
| rozwód
| divorce
|-
| ruski
| Russian, Ruthenian, Ukrainian
|-
| rybak
| fisherman
|-
| rynek
| marketplace
|-
| rządowy
| governmental
|-
| rzeka
| river
|-
| rzezak, rzeźnik
| butcher, circumciser (mohel)
|-
| rzymsko-katolicki
| Roman Catholic
|}
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=== S  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| są
| they are
|-
| sąd
| court
|-
| samy
| same
|-
| sąsiad
| neighbor
|-
| setny
| one hundredth
|-
| się
| self
|-
| siedem
| seven
|-
| siedemdziesiat
| seventy
|-
| siedemnaście
| seventeen
|-
| siedemnasty
| seventeenth
|-
| siedemset(ny)
| seven hundred(th)
|-
| sierota
| orphan
|-
| sierpnia
| of August
|-
| siódmy
| seventh
|-
| sioło
| village
|-
| siostra
| sister
|-
| siostrzenica
| niece
|-
| siostrzeniec
| nephew
|-
| składał
| submitted, presented
|-
| skończył
| completed
|-
| skorowidz
| index
|-
| skurcze
| cramps
|-
| skutek
| cause
|-
| słabość
| weakness, sickness
|-
| słaby
| weak
|-
| śląski
| Silesian
|-
| sławetny
| renowned
|-
| slawny
| famous
|-
| słowacki
| Slovak
|-
| słownik
| dictionary
|-
| ślub
| marriage, wedding
|-
| ślubny
| married, wedded, legitimate
|-
| sługa
| servant
|-
| służąca
| servant girl
|-
| służący
| serving
|-
| śmierć
| death
|-
| snać
| perhaps
|-
| sobie
| self
|-
| sobota
| Saturday
|-
| spażenie
| burn
|-
| spis
| list, census, index
|-
| spłodzone
| begotten, born
|-
| społeczeństwo
| society
|-
| sprzedarz
| merchant, dealer
|-
| średni
| central, middle, average
|-
| środa
| Wednesday
|-
| środek
| middle
|-
| stan
| status, condition
|-
| starość
| old age
|-
| starosta
|  perfect
|-
| starozakonny
| Jew (Orthodox)
|-
| starszy
| older, elder
|-
| stary
| old
|-
| stawiający się
| the one presenting himself
|-
| stawił się
| presented himself, appeared
|-
| stelmach
| cart maker, wheel maker
|-
| sto
| hundred
|-
| stolarz
| cabinetmaker
|-
| stolica
| capital city
|-
| strona
| page
|-
| stryj
| uncle (paternal)
|-
| stulecie
| century
|-
| stycznia
| of January
|-
| suchoty
| consumption, tuberculosis
|-
| sukiennik
| cloth-maker
|-
| swiadectwo
| certificate
|-
| świadek
| witness
|-
| swięty
| holy
|-
| swój (swego)
| his, her own
|-
| swója (swojei)
| his, her own
|-
| syn
| son
|-
| synagoga
| synagogue
|-
| synowa
| daughter-in-law
|-
| synowie
| sons
|-
| sześć
| six
|-
| sześćdziesąit(y)
| sixty (sixtieth)
|-
| sześćset(ny)
| six hundred(th)
|-
| szesnaście
| sixteen
|-
| szesnasty
| sixteenth
|-
| szewc
| shoemaker
|-
| szkarlatyna
| scarlet fever
|-
| szkoła
| school
|-
| szkolnik
| rabbi's assistant, teacher
|-
| szlachecki (szlachety)
| noble
|-
| szlachta
| nobility
|-
| szlub
| see slub
|-
| szósty
| sixth
|-
| szwagier
| brother-in-law
|-
| szwagierka
| sister-in-law
|-
| szynkarz
| tavern keeper
|}
=== T  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| t. (tom)
| volume
|-
| taki
| such as
|-
| także
| also
|-
| tam
| there
|-
| tamowanie
| opposition, objection
|-
| tamtejszy
| of that place
|-
| tamże
| in the same place
|-
| targownik
| peddler
|-
| tego (tegoż)
| this, the same
|-
| tej (tejże)
| this, the same
|-
| ten (ta, też)
| this, the same
|-
| teść
| father-in-law
|-
| tężec
| tetanus
|-
| tkacz
| weaver
|-
| to
| it, this
|-
| tom
| volume
|-
| towarzystwo
| society
|-
| trudniący się
| earning a living
|-
| trzeci
| third
|-
| trzy
| three
|-
| trzydzieści
| thirty
|-
| trzydziesty
| thirtieth
|-
| trzymał
| held, kept
|-
| [trzymał do chrztu]
| [stood as godparents]
|-
| trzynaście
| thirteen
|-
| trzynasty
| thirteenth
|-
| trzysetny (trzechsetny)
| three hundredth
|-
| trzysta
| three hundred
|-
| tu
| here
|-
| tudzież
| also, likewise
|-
| tutaj
| here
|-
| tutejszy
| of this place
|-
| twierdza
| fortress
|-
| tydzień
| week
|-
| tygodnie
| weeks
|-
| tylko
| only
|-
| tysiąc
| thousand
|-
| tysięczny
| one thousandth
|-
| tytuł
| title, name
|}
=== U  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| ubogi
| poor
|-
| ukraijnski
| Ukrainian
|-
| ul. (ulica)
| street, road
|-
| umarł
| died
|-
| umieją
| they know how
|-
| umowa
| contract, agreement
|-
| umrzeć
| to die
|-
| uprzejmie
| politely
|-
| urodzenie
| birth
|-
| urodził się
| was born
|-
| urodzin
| of births
|-
| urodzony
| born, wellborn (noble)
|-
| urząd
| office
|-
| urząd stanu cywilnego
| civil registration office
|-
| urzędnik
| registrar, officer, clerk
|-
| ustny
| verbal, oral
|-
| utrzymajacy się
| supporting self (by)
|-
| uwagi
|remarks
|}
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=== W  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| w
| in
|-
| w. (wieku)
| century
|-
| waleczny
| courageous, gallant
|-
| was
| you
|-
| wasz
| your
|-
| wcześnie
| early
|-
| wczoraj
| yesterday
|-
| wczorajszy
| yesterday's
|-
| wdowa
| widow
|-
| [wdowa po Józefie]
| [widow of Józef]
|-
| wdowiec
| widower
|-
| we
| in
|-
| według
| according to
|-
| węgierski
| Hungarian
|-
| wiadomo
| it is known
|-
| wiadomość
| knowledge
|-
| wiadomy
| known
|-
| wieczorem
| in the evening
|-
| wiek
| age, century
|-
| wielki
| great, large
|-
| wielmożny
| powerful noble, magnate
|-
| wielu
| many, much
|-
| wierzchni
| upper
|-
| wieś
| village
|-
| wikarjusz (wikary)
| vicar, priest
|-
| wiorst (wierst)
| a measurement of distance (1067 meters)
|-
| wioska
| little village
|-
| właściciel
| proprietor, owner
|-
| włóka
| 30 morgs (36 acres)
|-
| włościanin
| peasant
|-
| włoski
| Italian
|-
| wnuczek
| grandson
|-
| wnuczka
| granddaughter
|-
| wnuk
| grandchild
|-
| woda
| water
|-
| wodna puchlina
| dropsy, edema
|-
| wojenny
| military
|-
| województwo
| province
|-
| wojskowy
| military
|-
| wolny
| free, not a serf, unmarried
|-
| wraz
| together with, with
|-
| września
| of September
|-
| wschód
| east
|-
| wsi
| of the village
|-
| wśród
| in the midst of
|-
| wśtępnie
| initially, temporarily
|-
| wszakże
| but
|-
| wszystko
| all
|-
| wtedy
| at that time
|-
| wtorek
| Tuesday
|-
| wuj (wujek)
| uncle (maternal)
|-
| wyciąg
| extract
|-
| wydany
| published
|-
| wykonał
| performed, did, accomplished
|-
| wyrażenie
| statement
|-
| wyrobnik
| dayworker, laborer
|-
| wysoki
| high
|-
| wyznania
| religion
|-
| wyższy
| upper
|-
| wzgórze
| hill
|-
| wzmianki
| remarks
|}
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=== X  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| xiądz
| priest
|-
| xięga
| book
|}
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=== Z  ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%"
|-
!'''Polish'''
!'''English'''
|-
| z
| with, from
|-
| [z (Surname +ending)]
| [maiden name]
|-
| za
| to
|-
| zachód
| west
|-
| żaden (żadna)
| none
|-
| żadna
| none
|-
| zagrodnik
| peasant, farmer who has his farmhouse
|-
| zamek
| palace, castle
|-
| zamężna
| wife, a married woman, married
|-
| zamieszkały
| residing at
|-
| zamieszkanie
| residence
|-
| zapalenie płuc
| pneumonia
|-
| zapowiedź
| marriage proclamations, banns
|-
| zaręczona
| engaged
|-
| zaręczyny
| engagement, betrothal
|-
| zarwarli
| they agreed
|-
| zarząd
| administration
|-
| zaślubiać
| to marry
|-
| zaślubiony
| married
|-
| zaślużony
| in servitude, serf
|-
| zastępca
| assistance
|-
| zaszło
| happened, occurred
|-
| zatem
| then, therefore
|-
| zatrudnienie
| occupation, profession
|-
| zawarli
| they agreed, contracted
|-
| zawarte
| agreed
|-
| zawartość
| content
|-
| zawarty
| agreed, contracted
|-
| zawód
| occupation, profession
|-
| zawsze
| always
|-
| zdrój
| spring, spa
|-
| że
| with, from
|-
| [ze (surname+ending)]
| [maiden name]
|-
| ze
| that (know that he died)
|-
| żebrak
| beggar
|-
| zejść
| death
|-
| żeńska
| female
|-
| zeszły
| preceding
|-
| zezwolenie (zgoda)
| permission
|-
| zgon
| death
|-
| zgromadzony
| gathered, collected
|-
| zięć
| son-in-law
|-
| zielony
| green
|-
| ziemia
| earth
|-
| złoty
| gold, unit of money
|-
| zmarł
| died, deceased
|-
| zniszczenie
| destruction
|-
| znowu
| again
|-
| zobacz
| see
|-
| żołnierz
| soldier
|-
| żona
| wife
|-
| zostający
| residing, staying
|-
| został
| was, accomplished, remained, left
|-
| zostawił
| left behind
|-
| zrobiony
| written (in a document)
|-
| zrodzony
| born
|-
| zwany
| called, known as
|-
| zwrot
| application, remark
|-
| życie
| life, age
|-
| życzenie
| desire, wish
|-
| żydowski
| Jewish
|-
| żyjący
| living
|}
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