Serbo-Croatian Genealogical Word List
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Serbo-Croatian is one language written in two different alphabets. Croatian uses the Roman alphabet with diacritic marks over some letters. Serbian uses the Cyrillic alphabet. Please note that the Croatian letter “d” is also written as “dj”.
The Serbo-Croatian language has a complex grammar which causes words to have different endings depending on their grammatical usage. In actual use, words may appear in a form different from that shown here.
General Word List[edit | edit source]
This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources.
A[edit | edit source]
| Adres | Address |
| Austrijski | Austrian |
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B[edit | edit source]
| Babica | Grandmother, midwife |
| Bil, bila, bilo, bili | Was, were |
| Bračni | Marital |
| Brak | Marriage |
| Brat | Brother |
| Broj | Number |
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C[edit | edit source]
| Crkva | Church |
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D[edit | edit source]
| Da | That |
| Dan | Day |
| Današnji | today |
| Datum | Date |
| Ded | Grandfather |
| Dete | child |
| Dijeca | Children |
| Djevačko przezime | Maiden surname |
| Djevojka | Unmarried girl |
| Dne | On the day |
| Do | Into, up to |
| doba | Age |
| Držvačko prezime | Maiden surname |
| Djevojka | Unmarried girl |
| Dne | On the day |
| Do | Into, up to |
| Doba | Age |
| Državljanstvo | citizenship |
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E[edit | edit source]
| Evangelički | Evangelical Lutheran |
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G[edit | edit source]
| Grčko-pravoslavni | Greek Orthodox |
| Godina | Year |
| Grad | Town, city |
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H[edit | edit source]
| Hrvatski | Croatian |
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I[edit | edit source]
| I | And |
| ili | or |
| Ime | Name |
| Iz | From |
| Izvod | Extract, transcript |
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J[edit | edit source]
| Je | Is |
| Jer | because |
| Jučerašnju | Yesterday |
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K[edit | edit source]
| Kćerka, kći | daughter |
| Knjiga | book |
| Krsni | Christening |
| Krst | Christening |
| Kum | Godparent |
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L[edit | edit source]
| List | Certificate |
| Ljeto | year |
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M[edit | edit source]
| Madžarski | Hungarian |
| Majce | For mother |
| Majka | Mother |
| Matićni ured | Vital |
| Mjesec | Month |
| Mjesto | Place |
| Mlad | young |
| Mladenac | Bachelor |
| Mladenci | Newlyweds |
| Mladoženja | Bridegroom |
| Momak | Bachelor |
| Muski | Male |
| muž | Husband, man |
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N[edit | edit source]
| Na | At, on |
| Nas | Us |
| naš | Our |
| Ne | not |
| Nevjesta | Bride |
| Njegov | His |
| Njemaćki | German |
| Njen | Her |
| Njuhov | Their |
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O[edit | edit source]
| Oca | Of father |
| Oko | About, approximately |
| Općina | District |
| Otac | father |
| Oženil | Married |
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P[edit | edit source]
| Parohija | parish |
| Pokopan | Buried |
| Pravoslavni | Orthodox |
| Pravovjeran | Orthodox |
| Prebivalište | Residence |
| Predak | Ancestor |
| Prezime | Surname |
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R[edit | edit source]
| Rastava | Divorce |
| Rimo-katolićki | Roman Catholic |
| Rod | Family |
| Roditelji | Parents |
| Rodj | Born, maiden name |
| Rodjenj | Birth |
| Rodni list | Birth certificate |
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S[edit | edit source]
| Sat | Hour, o’clock |
| Seljak | Farmer, peasant |
| Sestra | Sister |
| Sin | Son |
| Smrt | Death |
| Srpski | Serbian |
| Stališ | Occupation |
| Stanje | Status |
| Stanovanj | Residence |
| Star | Old |
| Su | They are |
| Suprug | Husband |
| Supruga | Wife |
| Svjedok | Witness |
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T[edit | edit source]
| Tjedan | Week |
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U[edit | edit source]
| U | In, at |
| Udala | Married |
| Udovac | Widower |
| Umrl | Died |
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V[edit | edit source]
| Vas | You |
| Vaš | Your |
| Velik | Big, great |
| Vjenćani | Marriage |
| Vjenćanji list | Marriage certificate |
| Vjera | Religion |
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Z[edit | edit source]
| Zarućnica | Bride |
| Zarućnica | Bridegroom |
| Žena | Wife |
| Ženik | Bridegroom |
| Ženski | Female |
| Žicocvski | Jewish |
| Zupa | Parish, district |
Numbers[edit | edit source]
| Cardinal | Ordinal |
| 1. jedan | Prvi |
| 2. dva | Drugi |
| 3. tri | Treci |
| 4.ćetiri | Ćetvrti |
| 5. pet | peti |
| 6. šest | šesti |
| 7. sedam | Sedmi |
| 8. osam | Osmi |
| 9. devet | deveti |
| 10. deset | deseti |
| 11. jedanaest | jedanaesti |
| 12. dvanaest | dvanaesti |
| 13. trinaest | trinaesti |
| 14. ćetrnaest | ćetrnaesti |
| 15. oetnaest | oetnaesti |
| 16. šesnaest | šesnaesti |
| 17. sedemnaest | sedemnaesti |
| 18. osamnaest | osamnaesti |
| 19. devetnaest | devetnaesti |
| 20. dvadeset | dvadeseti |
| 21. dvadeset I jedan | dvadeset I jedani |
| 22.dvadeset I dva | dvadeseti I dvai |
| 30. trideset | trideseti |
| 40. ćetrdeset | ćetrdeseti |
| 50. pedeset | pedeseti |
| 60. šezdeset | šezdeseti |
| 70. sedamdeset | sedamdeseti |
| 80. osamdeset | osamdeseti |
| 90. Devedeset | Devedeseti |
| 100. sto (tina) | Stoti |
| 200. dvesta, dve stotine | Dvestoti |
| 300. Trista, tri stotine | Tristoti |
| 400. ćeturu stitune | Ćetiristoti |
| 500. pet stotina | Petstoti |
| 1000. tisuca (Croat) | Tisucni |
| 1000.hiljade (serb) | hiljaditi |