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Polish
Genealogical Word List
   

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U


ubogi poor
ukraijnski Ukrainian
ul. (ulica) street, road
umarl died
umieja they know how
umowa contract, agreement
umrzec to die
uprzejmie politely
urodzenie birth
urodzil sie was born
urodzin of births
urodzony born, wellborn (noble)
urzad office
urzad stanu cywilnego civil registration office
urzednik registrar, officer, clerk
ustny verbal, oral
utrzymajacy sie supporting self (by)
uwagi remarks


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W


w in
w. (wieku) century
waleczny courageous, gallant
was you
wasz your
wczesnie early
wczoraj yesterday
wczorajszy yesterday's
wdowa widow
[wdowa po Józefie] [widow of Józef]
wdowiec widower
we in
wedlug according to
wegierski Hungarian
wiadomo it is known
wiadomosc knowledge
wiadomy known
wieczorem in the evening
wiek age, century
wielki great, large
wielmozny powerful noble, magnate
wielu many, much
wierzchni upper
wies village
wikarjusz (wikary) vicar, priest
wiorst (wierst) a measurement of distance (1067 meters)
wioska little village
wlasciciel proprietor, owner
wlóka 30 morgs (36 acres)
wloscianin peasant
wloski Italian
wnuczek grandson
wnuczka granddaughter
wnuk grandchild
woda water
wodna puchlina dropsy, edema
wojenny military
województwo province
wojskowy military
wolny free, not a serf, unmarried
wraz together with, with
wrzesnia of September
wschód east
wsi of the village
wsród in the midst of
wstepnie initially, temporarily
wszakze but
wszystko all
wtedy at that time
wtorek Tuesday
wuj (wujek) uncle (maternal)
wyciag extract
wydany published
wykonal performed, did, accomplished
wyrazenie statement
wyrobnik dayworker, laborer
wysoki high
wyznania religion
wyzszy upper
wzgórze hill
wzmianki remarks

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