Contributed by Alex Leeb
| Latin abbreviations Alsatia = Alsace anno = in the year of antenatus = step-son dic(s) =day filia,-us = daughter, son Gallia = France gemina = twins (f) gemini (gemili?) =twins (m) hebdomada = week hujas = from here, from this village ignotus = unknown infans = child judex = Judge judex loci = village mayor Landavium = Landau (Plaz) levans, levantes=godparent, godparents Lotharingia = Lorraine ludimagister = teacher (m) ludimagistra = teacher (f) mater = mother matricula baptization = baptism registration menis = month matrimonium = marriage Moguntiensi = Mainz (city of Mainz) natus, nata in = born in Neo Aradiensis = Neu-Arad nomen = name occasion = end, death pater = father parentes = parents puella = girl puer = boy solutus = single Svitia = Switzerland Treviris = Trier (city) Vetera Aradiensis = (Alt-) Arad * = sign of birth + = sign of death oo = sign for marriage ceremony junenis, juv. = groom, young single man virgo, puella = young, single girl cael, C = living alon, single vidua, viduus, w. We Wr = widow, widower uxor = wife conjug, cj = married conjugalis = married maritus =marriage ferje = husband (Hungarian) fil, filius, filia, = son, child, daughter FB = family bible Ma, Mg. Md = abbrevation for Maria, Margaretha, (Margarete) or Magdalena < = sign for parents, origin or statement of this place. j = year m = month w = week nr = street number nt = emergency baptiz cael. Sv = son of Tv =daughte of Z = witnesses r.k. = Roman-catholic gr.or =Greek orthodox gr.c.u. = Greek catholic united ev.= Protestant reformed ru.or = Romanian orthodox K.Tim = hospital in Timisoara. |
| Latin Research Help Aids The usual alphabetical alterations a ai=äu=ay=ei=eu=ey=ui au b c (only in conjunction with “h” as “ch” or under “k” or “z”) d e=ä=ö f=ph h i=ie=ü=y k=c l m n o=ö-e p=ph=f q=kw r s=following with “sch” “sp” “st” t u=ü=i v w x=ks z=tz=c the same setting applies for, b=p; d=t; f=pf=v Abbreviations of first names: A Anna Barb Barbara Casp Caspar Chr Christof Gg Georg Hs Hans Jac Jacob J,Joh Johann Jos Josef M Maria Mtin Martin Math Matthias Mich Michael Nic Nicolaus Val Valentin Coin values: fl (florentiner Gulden) (1 fl = 60 x) x Kreuzer (1 x = 3 d) d Plennig (Denar) (1 d = 2 Heller) RTh Reichthaler (1 RTh = 1 fl 30 x) |
Last updated: 08/03/2025