In some genealogical records, numbers are written out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Days of the month are written in ordinal form.
|
|
Cardinal
|
|
Ordinal
|
| 1
|
een
|
1st
|
eerste
|
| 2
|
twee
|
2nd
|
tweede
|
| 3
|
drie
|
3rd
|
derde
|
| 4
|
vie
|
4th
|
vierde
|
| 5
|
vijf
|
5th
|
vijfde
|
| 6
|
zes
|
6th
|
zesde
|
| 7
|
zeven
|
7th
|
zevende
|
| 8
|
acht
|
8th
|
achtste
|
| 9
|
negen
|
9th
|
negende
|
| 10
|
tien
|
10th
|
tiende
|
| 11
|
elf
|
11th
|
elfde
|
| 12
|
twaalf
|
12th
|
twaalfde
|
| 13
|
dertien
|
13th
|
dertiende
|
| 14
|
veertien
|
14th
|
veertiende
|
| 15
|
vijftien
|
15th
|
vijftiende
|
| 16
|
zestien
|
16th
|
zestiende
|
| 17
|
zeventien
|
17th
|
zeventiende
|
| 18
|
achttien
|
18th
|
achttiende
|
| 19
|
negentie
|
19th
|
negentiende
|
| 20
|
twintig
|
20th
|
twintigste
|
| 21
|
eenentwintig
|
21st
|
eenentwintigste
|
| 22
|
tweeëntwintig
|
22th
|
tweeëntwintigste
|
| 23
|
drieentwintig
|
23th
|
drieentwintigste
|
| 24
|
vierentwintig
|
24th
|
vierentwintigste
|
| 25
|
vijfentwintig
|
25th
|
vijfentwintigste
|
| 26
|
zesentwintig
|
26th
|
zesentwintigste
|
| 27
|
zevenentwintig
|
27th
|
zevenentwintigste
|
| 28
|
achtentwintig
|
28th
|
achtentwintigste
|
| 29
|
negenentwintig
|
29th
|
negenentwintigste
|
| 30
|
dertig
|
30th
|
dertigste
|
| 31
|
eenendertig
|
31th
|
eenendertigste
|
| 40
|
veertig
|
40th
|
veertigste
|
| 50
|
vijftig
|
50th
|
vijftigste
|
| 60
|
zestig
|
60th
|
zestigste
|
| 70
|
zeventig
|
70th
|
zevenstigte
|
| 80
|
tachtig
|
80th
|
tachtigste
|
| 90
|
negentig
|
90th
|
negentigste
|
| 100
|
honderd
|
100th
|
honderdste
|
| 101
|
honderd(en)een
|
101st
|
honderd(en)eerste
|
| 200
|
tweehonderd
|
200th
|
tweehonderdste
|
| 1000
|
duizend
|
1000th
|
duizendste
|
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DATES AND TIME
In Dutch records, dates are often written out. For example:
Donderdag, drie en twintig maart in het jaar van onse heer een duizend acht hondert en zesendertig [Thursday, three and twenty March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six and thirty].
To understand Dutch dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.
Months
| English
|
Dutch
|
Archaic Form
|
| January
|
Januari
|
louwmaand
|
| February
|
Februari
|
sprokkelmaand
|
| March
|
Maart
|
lentemaand
|
| April
|
April
|
grasmaand
|
| May
|
Mei
|
bloeimaand
|
| June
|
Juni
|
zomermaand
|
| July
|
Juli
|
hooimaand
|
| August
|
Augustus
|
oogstmaand
|
| September
|
September (7ber)
|
herfstmaand
|
| October
|
October (8ber)
|
wijnmaand
|
| November
|
November (9ber)
|
slachtmaand
|
| December
|
December (10ber)
|
wintermaand
|
Days of the Week
| English
|
Dutch
|
| Sunday
|
Zondag
|
| Monday
|
Maandag
|
| Tuesday
|
Dinsdag
|
| Wednesday
|
Woensdag
|
| Thursday
|
Donderdag
|
| Friday
|
Vrijdag
|
| Saturday
|
Zaterdag
|
Times of the Day
Dutch birth and death records often indicated the time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.
| Dutch
|
English
|
| des avonds ('s avonds)
|
in the evening
|
| des middags ('s middags)
|
in the afternoon
|
| des morgens ('s morgens)
|
in the morning
|
| des nachts ('s nachts)
|
in the night
|
| in de namiddag
|
in the mid-afternoon
|
| in de voormiddag
|
in the mid-morning
|
Paper publication: Second edition September 1997. English approval: 9/97.
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