This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections that follow this list.
In this list, optional versions of Italian words or variable endings (such as some plural or feminine endings) are given after a hyphen. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.
In Italian, some words have both a male and female form, such as:
neonato = male child
neonata = female child
When a word has both a male and female version, this word list gives the feminine ending of words after a hyphen, such as:
| neonato, -a
|
male child, female child
|
| cognato, -a
|
brother-in-law, sister-in-law
|
| cugino, -a
|
male cousin, female cousin
|
| Italian
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English
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| † = morto, -a
|
died
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A
| a
|
at, to
|
| abbiamo
|
we have
|
| abbiente
|
owner
|
| abbracciatutto
|
jack-of-all-trades
|
| abiatico
|
grandson
|
| abitante
|
inhabitant
|
| abitare
|
to live
|
| abitazione
|
home, residence
|
| a cagione di
|
because of
|
| a casa
|
at home
|
| accanto
|
beside
|
| accusato
|
accused, charged
|
| addì
|
on the day
|
| adesso
|
now
|
| adottato, -a
|
adopted
|
| adultero, -a
|
adulterer
|
| affinità
|
relationship
|
| affittuario, -a
|
renter, tenant
|
| agente
|
agent
|
| agosto
|
August
|
| agricoltore
|
farmer
|
| albergatore
|
innkeeper
|
| albero genealogico
|
pedigree
|
| alcuni, -e
|
some
|
| alcuno, -a
|
any, some
|
| alias
|
alias, also known as
|
| alla nascita
|
time of birth
|
| allegati
|
supplements
|
| alle ore
|
at the hour
|
| allevatore
|
animal feeder
|
| allora
|
then
|
| all'uopo
|
to this end
|
| almeno
|
at least
|
| alto
|
high
|
| altresì
|
also, too
|
| altre volte
|
formerly
|
| altro
|
other, else
|
| ambedue
|
both
|
| amico, -a
|
friend
|
| amministratore
|
steward, manager
|
| amministrazione
|
administration
|
| amogliato
|
took a wife
|
| anche
|
also
|
| ancora
|
yet, still
|
| andiamo
|
right away, immediately
|
| anime
|
parish census
|
| annegato
|
drowned
|
| anni
|
years
|
| anniversario
|
anniversary
|
| anno
|
year
|
| annotazioni
|
annotations
|
| annuale
|
annual, yearly
|
| antenato, -i
|
ancestor(s)
|
| anzidetta
|
aforesaid
|
| anzitutto
|
first of all, initially
|
| appartenenza religiosa
|
religious affiliation
|
| appartiene
|
pertains
|
| appena
|
as soon as
|
| apprendista
|
apprentice
|
| appresso
|
after, the next
|
| aprile
|
April
|
| araldica
|
heraldry
|
| aratore
|
plowman
|
| archivi
|
archives
|
| archivi di stato
|
state archives
|
| arrivo
|
arrival, immigration
|
| artefice
|
maker
|
| ascesso
|
abscess7
|
| asma
|
asthma
|
| assessore comunale
|
alderman
|
| attacco
|
seizure
|
| attesa
|
awaiting
|
| atti diversi
|
miscellaneous records
|
| atto di matrimonio
|
marriage certificate
|
| atto di morte
|
death certificate
|
| atto di nascita
|
birth certificate
|
| austriaco
|
Austrian
|
| ava materna
|
maternal grandmother
|
| avanti di
|
before
|
| ava paterna
|
paternal grandmother
|
| avere
|
to have
|
| avi
|
ancestors
|
| avo
|
ancestor
|
| avo materno
|
maternal grandfather
|
| avo paterno
|
paternal grandfather
|
| avoro, -a
|
grandfather (grandmother)
|
| avvocato
|
lawyer
|
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