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abitare to reside
albero genealogico family tree
alcuno/a anyone
ambi(due) both
analfabetico/a illiterate
anno year
antecedente preceding
antenato/a ancestor, forebear
antenato ancestor
ava, avola, avomaterna grandmother
avo, avolo, avopaterno grandfather
bambino/a infant (m/f)
battezzare to baptize
battesimo baptism
battezzato/a baptized
battista baptiser, baptist
bisavo/a great-grandfather/mother
bisnonno/a great-grandfather/mother
cancelliere chancellor
celibe single or unmarried (man)
che which, what
chi who
chiesa (fem.) church
cimitero cemetery
citta` city
cognato/a brother/sister-in-law
cognome (masc.) surname
comare godmother
compare godfather
(e`) comparso appeared
comune (masc.) town, also the town council
coniugale married couple
contea county
cugino/a cousin (m/f)
cugino germano first cousin
cui whom
d', di of
del, della, dei, delle of the
del suddetto anno e mese of the stated year and month
di` day
dichiarante person making the declaration
domiciliare to reside
domiciliato/a domiciled. resident
e, ed and
e` he/she or it is
e` + past participle of verb he/she or it has.......
(past tense of an intransitive verb)
entrambi both
esso/a/i/e he/she/they
estremato given the last sacrament
esposto illegitimate (lit. exposed)
e`ta age
fanciullo/a child
femmina female (noun)
femminile female (adj.)
fidanzamento (masc.) betrothal, engagement
fidanzato/a engaged
figlia daughter
figlio son
firma (fem.) signature
firmato signed
foglio (masc.) page
fratello brother
frazione (fem.) village
fu late (past participle of essere, to be)
gemello/a twin
genealogia genealogy, pedigree
genitori parents
giovanetto/a young man/young woman
ignoto/a unknown
illegittimo/a illegitimate
infante infant
io I
lei she
levatrice midwife
loro they, their
lui he
madre mother
maggiore older, of legal age
il maggiore the oldest
maggiornato eldest, firstborn
maritato/a married
maschile male, masculine
matrimonio (masc.) marriage
medesimo/a same
mese (masc.) month
minore younger, minor, under legal age
il minore the youngest
moglie wife
morto/i (masc.) death/s
morto/a dead
morto senza prole died without issue
nascita (fem.) birth
nato/a born
nipote masc. or fem.) grandson/granddaughter, grandchild,
nephew/niece
nipotino/a grandson/granddaughter
noi we, us
nome (masc.) name
nome di battesimo given name
non sapere scrivere to be unable to write
nonna grandmother
nonno grandfather
notaio notary (public)
notorieta` di nascita affidavit of birth
nozze (fem., pl.) nuptials, wedding
nubile single, unmarried woman
nuora daughter-in-law
ostretrica midwife
padre father
paese (masc.) country
parenti relatives
parrocchia parish
parroco parish priest
predecessore predecessor, ancestor
primo/a first
processetti proceedings, documents
progetto (masc,) plan, intention
pronipote (masc./fem.) great-grandchild
provincia province, county
pubblicazioni banns
qu. (=Lat. quondam) former, late
quale who, which
qui here
quindi therefore
ragazzo/a boy/girl
richiesto/a asked
riconosciutto/a recognized
sacerdote priest
secondo according to
secondo/a second
seguire to follow
senza marito, smaritata unmarried woman
sepolto/a buried
sepoltura burial
seppellire to bury
sesso (masc.) sex
sindaco mayor
sorella sister
sottoscritto undersigned
sposa bride, wife
sposo groom, husband
sposi newly married couple
stesso/a same
sudetto aforesaid
suo/a his or her (the final letter depends on
the gender of the noun that follows,
not whether it means his or her.
That depends on context.)
suocera mother-in-law
testamento will, testament
teste witness
testimone witness
Ufficio dello Office of Vital Records
Stato Civile
vedova widow
vedovo widower
zia aunt
zio uncle
zitella spinster
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