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Polish
Genealogical Word List
   

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sa they are
sad court
samy same
sasiad neighbor
setny one hundredth
sie self
siedem seven
siedemdziesiat seventy
siedemnascie seventeen
siedemnasty seventeenth
siedemset(ny) seven hundred(th)
sierota orphan
sierpnia of August
siódmy seventh
siolo village
siostra sister
siostrzenica niece
siostrzeniec nephew
skladal submitted, presented
skonczyl completed
skorowidz index
skurcze cramps
skutek cause
slabosc weakness, sickness
slaby weak
slaski Silesian
slawetny renowned
slawny famous
slowacki Slovak
slownik dictionary
slub marriage, wedding
slubny married, wedded, legitimate
sluga servant
sluzaca servant girl
sluzacy serving
smierc death
snac perhaps
sobie self
sobota Saturday
spazenie burn
spis list, census, index
splodzone begotten, born
spoleczenstwo society
sprzedarz merchant, dealer
sredni cental, middle, average
sroda Wednesday
srodek middle
stan status, condition
starosc old age
starosta perfect
starozakonny Jew (Orthodox)
starszy older, elder
stary old
stawiajacy sie the one presenting himself
stawil sie presented himself, appeared
stelmach cart maker, wheel maker
sto hundred
stolarz cabinetmaker
stolica capital city
strona page
stryj uncle (paternal)
stulecie century
stycznia of January
suchoty consumption, tuberculosis
sukiennik cloth-maker
swiadectwo certificate
swiadek witness
swiety holy
swój (swego) his, her own
swója (swojei) his, her own
syn son
synagoga synagogue
synowa daughter-in-law
synowie sons
szesc six
szescdziesiat(y) sixty (sixtieth)
szescset(ny) six hundred(th)
szesnascie sixteen
szesnasty sixteenth
szewc shoemaker
szkarlatyna scarlet fever
szkola school
szkolnik rabbi's assistant, teacher
szlachecki (szlachety) noble
szlachta nobility
szlub see slub
szósty sixth
szwagier brother-in-law
szwagierka sister-in-law
szynkarz tavern keeper

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