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The Hungarian Genealogical Word List shows Hungarian words and their English translations for many words that are constitute in documents used to research Hungarian ancestors. If the word you are looking for is not on this list, please consult a Hungarian-English dictionary. (See the "Additional Resources" department.)
Hungarian is unrelated to most European languages and merely remotely related to Finnish and Estonian. Hungarian was used forth with Latin and German in the records of all areas of the erstwhile kingdom of Republic of hungary before 1918. This includes present-day Republic of hungary, Slovakia, southwestern Ukraine, western Romania, Serbia, Republic of croatia and the easternmost part of Austria. To read Hungarian records in these languages, use the Latin Genealogical Word List and High german Genealogical Word List. In addition, the Hungarian language may be found in the records of Hungarian communities in the United states, Canada, and other areas settled by Hungarians.
The Hungarian Alphabet [edit | edit source]
Aa Áá Bb Cc CScs Dd DZdz DZSdzs Ee Éé Ff Gg GYgy Hh Ii Íí Jj Kk Ll LYly Mm Nn NYny Oo Óó Öö Őő Pp (Qq) Rr Ss SZsz Tt TYty Uu Úú Üü Űű Vv (Ww) (Xx) Yy Zz ZSzs
Linguistic communication Characteristics [edit | edit source]
Variant Forms of Words [edit | edit source]
In Hungarian, equally in English, the forms of some words vary according to how they are used in a judgement. Who, whose, whom, or ally, marries, married are examples of words in English with variant forms. This discussion list gives almost words in the standard form, but some are given in the form almost commonly seen in genealogical sources.
Hungarian uses numerous word endings to express complex grammatical relationships. These suffixes can exist combined to add together additional meaning. For example:
gyermek = child (standard form)
gyermeke = his or her child
gyermekei = his or her children
gyermekeinek = of his or her children
Every bit y'all read Hungarian records, be aware that most words vary with usage. The following table shows the various endings that can announced on Hungarian words with their meaning. Most endings have variant forms because the vowel in the ending must "harmonize" with the vowel in the root word.
Common Grammatical Endings [edit | edit source]
Plural forms of Hungarian words ordinarily end with-yard. This may be proceeded by i of the following vowels: a, east, o, or ő. Thus könyv (book) becomes könyvek (books); nap (24-hour interval) becomes napok (days); lány (daughter) becomes lányok (daughters). The suffix -i is used instead of -ek when combined with possessive suffixes.
Possessive Endings [edit | edit source]
Possession is shown by the endings -a, -eastward, -ja, -je, (singular) or -nak, -nek (plural). These endings are attached to what is possessed. For example:
fiú = son; János fia = son of János
nő = wife; János neje = wife of János
ház = house; János házai = houses of János.
Prepositions and Postpositions [edit | edit source]
In many cases Hungarian give-and-take club is the opposite of English give-and-take gild. For case, the English phrase "according to the book" in Hungarian könyve szerint, "the book according to." The preposition is placed after the noun and becomes a postposition. Most Hungarian prepositions and postpositions are included in this word list. In addition, many word endings act every bit prepositions or postpositions.
Common Hungarian Endings [edit | edit source]
This table is in alphabetical club by the final letter of the ending.
| Ending | Primary Significant | Root | With Suffix |
| -a, -e | of, his/her | ház (house), apa (father) | János háza (the house of János) János apja (father of János) |
| -double consonant + á, é | into | ország (land) | országgá (into the land) |
| -ba, -be | into | város (city) | városba (into the city) |
| -ra, -re | onto | gyermek (child) | gyermekre (onto the child) |
| -vá, -vé | (expresses transition or change of state) | víz (water) | vízvé/vízzé ([changed into] water) |
| -ig | until, to | dél (noon) | délig (before noon) |
| -i | (adjective) | város (town) | városi lány (town girl) |
| -thousand, -ak, -ek | (plural) | ház (business firm) | házak (houses) |
| -nak, -nek | (indirect object) | ruha (dress) gép (machine) | ruhának ([gave] clothes [to]) gépnek ([gave] the machine [to]) |
| -uk, -ük | of them, their | ház (firm) | házuk (their business firm) |
| -double consonant + al, el | with | lány férj | lánnyal (with the girl) férjjel (with the husband) |
| -nál, -nél | at, by | város (town) | városnál (at the town) |
| -val, -vel | with | anya (mother) | anyával (with the mother) |
| -ból, -ből | out of | város (town) | városból (from the town) |
| -ról, -ről | concerning | család (family) | családról (most the family) |
| -tól, -től | from | város (town) | várostól (from the town) |
| -ul, -ül | -ly, as, for | rossz (bad) vitéz (valiant) | rosszul (badly) vitézül (valiantly) |
| -m, -am, -em, -öm | of me, my | ház (haz) | házam (my house) |
| -n , -en, -on, -ön | on | föld (land) | földön (on the land) |
| -ban, -ben | in | város (town) | városban (in the town) |
| -kor | at (hour, o'clock) | öt óra (v o'clock) | öt órakor (at 5 o'clock) |
| -t | (direct object) | város (town) | várost ([I see the] boondocks) |
| -t, -tt, -ett, -ott, -ött | (by tense) | születni, született | was born |
| -ért | for | lány, lányért | for the girl |
| -hoz, -hez, -höz | to, towards | város, városhoz | to the city |
Alphabetical Society [edit | edit source]
The Hungarian alphabet is different from the English alphabet. Some letter combinations are considered as singled-out messages. There are as well two vowels not constitute in English: ö and ü.
Hungarian dictionaries and indexes use the following alphabetical order:
a b c cs d e f g gy h i j k l ly m n ny
o p q r southward sz t ty u v w x y z zs
This discussion list follows the standard English alphabetical club. However, when working with a Hungarian dictionary or alphabetized Hungarian records, use the Hungarian alphabetical social club.
Vowels can include length marks (á, é, í, ó, ö, ő, ú, ü, ű) simply these marks do not affect alphabetical society.
The letters q, due west and x are not used in Hungarian, simply may appear in some foreign words.
Spelling and Pronunciation [edit | edit source]
Hungarian has several letter combinations that may exist unfamiliar to English speakers and some messages are pronounced differently than in English (see the examples below). Because spelling rules were not standardized in before centuries, spelling varies in quondam records.
Spelling and Pronunciation
| Letter | Pronounced | Example |
| c (cz, tz) | ts | hats, roots |
| cs | ch | church building, chair |
| gy | dj | French: adieu |
| j, ly | y | notwithstanding, you |
| ny | nj | French: cognac |
| south | sh | ship, shoe |
| sz | southward | see, ho-hum |
| ty | tj | similar to studio, French: Étienne |
| zs | zsh | measure, usual |
Primal Words [edit | edit source]
In order to find and apply specific types of Hungarian records, you will need to know some key words in Hungarian. This department gives key genealogical terms in English with Hungarian translations. Words that have a hyphen (-) before or after them are root words and occur with various prefixes and suffixes (endings) in actual usage.
For instance, in the first cavalcade yous will observe the English language word matrimony. In the second column you volition find Hungarian words with meanings such every bit marry, marriage, hymeneals, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Hungarian records to indicate spousal relationship.
| English language | Hungarian |
|---|---|
| baptism(s) | kereszteltek, keresztelés, keresztelö, elnevez, megkeresztel |
| nascence(southward) | születtek, születés, született, sz. |
| burial(south) | temet, temetés, elás, eltemetés, eltemetett, elföldelés |
| census | népszámlálás |
| child(ren) | szülött, gyermek, gyerek, csecsemő |
| death(s) | halottak, elhalálozás, elhalálozott, elholt, elhunyt, halál, halva, holt, meghalt, megholt |
| father | apa, atya |
| husband | férj |
| index(es) | névmutató, alphabetize, névsor |
| spousal relationship | házasultak, megházasodni, megházasult, esket, esketés, esküvő, férjhezmenni, megnösülni, házas, házasság, összeházasult, egybekeltek |
| month | hó, hónap, hava |
| female parent | anya |
| name, given | név, utónév, keresztnév |
| proper noun, surname | családinév |
| parent(s) | szül, szülők |
| parish | paróchia, parókia |
| spouse | hitves, házastárs |
| wife | asszony, feleség, nő |
| year | év |
Numbers [edit | edit source]
In some genealogical records, numbers are spelled out. This is specially true with dates. The following list gives the fundamental (i, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, tertiary) versions of each number. Days of the calendar month are written in ordinal course:
| Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|
| i egy | 1st első |
| 2 kettő | 2nd második |
| 3 három | tertiary harmadik |
| four négy | 4th negyedik |
| 5 öt | 5th ötödik |
| half-dozen hat | sixth hatodik |
| 7 hét | 7th hetedik |
| 8 nyolc | 8th nyolcadik |
| 9 kilenc | 9th kilencedik |
| x tíz | 10th tizedik |
| 11 tizenegy | 11th tizenegyedik |
| 12 tizenkettő | 12th tizenkettedik |
| 13 tizenhárom | 13th tizenharmadik |
| fourteen tizennégy | 14th tizennegyedik |
| 15 tizenöt | 15th tizenötödik |
| 16 tizenhat | 16th tizenhatodik |
| 17 tizenhét | 17th tizenhetedik |
| 18 tizennyolc | 18th tizennyolcadik |
| 19 tizenkilenc | 19th tizenkilencedik |
| xx húsz | 20th huszadik |
| 21 huszonegy | 21th huszonegyedik |
| 22 huszonkettő | 22th huszonkettedik |
| 23 huszonhárom | 23th huszonharmadik |
| 24 huszonnégy | 24th huszonnegyedik |
| 25 huszonöt | 25th huszonötödik |
| 26 huszonhat | 26th huszonhatodik |
| 27 huszonhét | 27th huszonhetedik |
| 28 huszonnyolc | 28th huszonnyolcadik |
| 29 huszonkilenc | 29th huszonkilencedik |
| 30 harminc | 30th harmincadik |
| 31 harmincegy | 31st harmincegyedik |
| 40 negyven | 40th negyvenedik |
| l ötven | 50th ötvenedik |
| sixty hatvan | 60th hatvanadik |
| 70 hetven | 70th hetvenedik |
| fourscore nyolcvan | 80th nyolcvanadik |
| 90 kilencven | 90th kilencvenedik |
| 100 száz | 100th századik |
| 200 kétszáz | 200th kétszázadik |
| 300 háromszáz | 300th háromszázadik |
| 1000 ezer | 1000th ezredik |
Dates [edit | edit source]
In Hungarian records, dates are sometimes written out: július huszonötödikén Az Úrnak ezernyolcszázharminchatodik esztendejében = on the twenty-fifth of July in the twelvemonth of Our Lord one thousand 8 hundred thirty and six
To understand Hungarian dates, utilize the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" department:
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| English | Hungarian | Archaic Form |
| Jan | január | Boldog Asszony hava |
| February | február | Böjtelő hava |
| March | március | Böjtmás hava |
| Apr | április | Szent György hava |
| May | május | Pünkösd hava |
| June | június | Szent Iván hava |
| July | július | Szent Jakab hava |
| August | augusztus | Kis Asszony hava |
| September | szeptember | Szent Mihály hava |
| October | október | Mindszent hava |
| November | november | Szent András hava |
| Dec | december | Karácsony hava |
Caution: It is important to note that in some early 1800 Hungarian records months were identified by Roman or Arabic numerals corresponding to the Latin roots in the names of the final four months of the year – September through December. It would be natural to assume that the 6th 24-hour interval of the X th calendar month would be 6 October, when in fact the actual date is 6 December (with the Ten representing the Latin root "decem" and not the 10th month). Therefore, when you come across a date with the month represented past a numeral (either Standard arabic or Roman), very carefully check the context to brand certain you have the right month. Very often that number will represent a kind of short manus for the Latin root of the calendar month's name:
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| September | VII or seven | |
| Oct | Viii or 8 | |
| Nov | Ix or 9 | |
| December | Ten or 10 | |
In more modern records the use of a Roman numeral will represent the number, rather than the proper noun of the month. In that instance "1999.Seven.6" would represent 6 Sept 1999.
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| English | Hugarian | |
| Sunday | vasárnap | |
| Monday | hétfő | |
| Tuesday | kedd | |
| Wednesday | szerda | |
| Th | csütörtök | |
| Friday | péntek | |
| Saturday | szombat | |
General Word Listing [edit | edit source]
This general word list includes words unremarkably seen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections that follow this listing. Hungarian words are listed in alphabetical social club.
In this list, optional versions of Hungarian words or variable endings (such every bit some plural or feminine endings), are given in parentheses. Words in parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.
Some Hungarian words take both a male and female grade, such as:
polgár = male person citizen
polgárnő = female person denizen
The words in the post-obit list unremarkably bear witness simply the male class of words:
A
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| a, az | the |
| ács | carpenter |
| adó | tax |
| adoptált | adopted |
| ág | branch, line |
| ág. = ágostai | Evangelical (Lutheran) |
| agglegény | bachelor |
| ágostai | Evangelical (Lutheran) |
| ágyból származó | legitimacy condition |
| agyláz | brain fever |
| ágyrajáró | lodger |
| agyszélhűdés | stroke |
| agyvérzés | stroke, apoplexy |
| aki | who |
| alacsony | short |
| aláírás | signature |
| alapos | thorough |
| alatt | under, before, during |
| albérlő | subrenter |
| állami | ceremonious, state |
| állandó | permanent |
| állapot | status, ceremonious condition, status |
| állapota | status of |
| állapotos | pregnant |
| állás | occupation, condition |
| alsó | lower |
| alulírott | undersigned |
| angol | English |
| anya | mother |
| anyakönyv | annals of births, marriages, and deaths;church volume; parishregister |
| anyós | female parent-in-police force |
| apa | father |
| após | male parent-in-law |
| április | April |
| árva | orphan |
| asszony | married woman, married woman |
| aszkór | dehydration |
| asztalos | cabinet maker |
| asztalos | joiner |
| asztalos | joiner, woodworker |
| asztma | asthma |
| át | through |
| áttérés | conversion |
| áttértek | persons converted |
| atya | father |
| augusztus | August |
| az | the |
| azelőtt | formerly |
| azok | they |
| azonkívül | besides, in addition to |
B
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| bába | midwife |
| bal | left (management) |
| bányász | miner |
| bányamíves | miner |
| baptista | Baptist |
| barát | friend |
| barna | brown |
| báró | businesswoman |
| báty | elder brother |
| Bécs | Vienna |
| becsületes | honest |
| bejelent | declares, reports |
| bejelentő | informant |
| bélgyulladás | enteritis |
| belül | within |
| béres | hired farmworker |
| bérlő | renter |
| bérmálás | confirmation (Catholic) |
| bérmálók | persons being confirmed |
| betegség | disease, disease |
| bevándorlás | immigration |
| bevándorló | immigrant |
| bibliográfia | bibliography |
| bíró | judge |
| birodalom | empire |
| bíróság | courtroom |
| birtokos | landowning farmer |
| bitang | vagrant, vagabond |
| bizonyítvány | certificate, document |
| bizonyos | certain, sure |
| bizonyságok | testimonies, (witnesses) |
| bizonytalan | uncertain |
| bodnár | cooper, barrel maker |
| bognár | bicycle maker |
| boldog | happy |
| boltos | shopkeeper |
| borbély | hairdresser |
C
| Hungarian | English language |
|---|---|
| cél | purpose |
| cigány | gypsy |
| cím | title, address |
| címer | glaze of arms |
| címtár | directory |
| cinterem | burying ground |
| cipész | shoemaker |
| csak | just, but, just |
| család | family, clan |
| családfa | pedigree, family unit tree |
| családfő | head of household |
| családi állapota | marital status of |
| családi könyv | family book |
| családinév | family unit name, surname |
| családtag | family fellow member |
| családtörténet | genealogy, family unit history |
| csecsemő | infant |
| cseh | czech |
| Csehország | Bohemia |
| cseléd | servant |
| cserzővarga | tanner |
| csikós | horseherder |
| csizmadia | bootmaker |
| csűtörtök | Thursday |
D
| Hungarian | English language |
|---|---|
| d.e. = délelőtt | a.yard. (before apex) |
| d.u. = délután | p.g. (after apex) |
| daganat | tumor, swelling |
| de | merely |
| december | December |
| dédnagyanya | keen grandmother |
| dédnagyapa | dandy grandfather |
| dél | south, noon |
| délben | at apex |
| délelőtt | a.thou. (earlier noon) |
| déli | at noon |
| délután | p.1000. (after noon) |
| délután | in the afternoon |
| diák | schoolboy |
| díj | fee |
| dögvész | plague |
| dolgozó | domb |
| domb | colina |
| Dunántúl | western Hungary (beyond the Danube river) |
E
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| e | this |
| due east. = esküdött | they married |
| édestestvér | sibling |
| egy | one, a |
| egybekeltek | they married, "cleave 1 to another" |
| egyén | individual |
| egyesület | club |
| egyház | church building |
| egyházkerület | diocese |
| együtt | together |
| egyúttal | at the same fourth dimension |
| éj | dark |
| éjfél | midnight |
| éjjeli | at dark |
| éjszaka | midnight, at nighttime |
| ékszerész | jeweler |
| eladó | seller |
| elás | bury |
| elején | in the beginning of |
| élet | life |
| életkor | historic period |
| életleírás | biography |
| életrajz | biography |
| elföldelés | burial |
| elhagyott | surviving, left behind |
| elhalálozás | death |
| elhalálozott | the deceased |
| elhalt | the deceased |
| elhunyt | deceased |
| eljegyez | to betrothe |
| eljegyzés | betrothal, engagement |
| elmaradott | surviving |
| elnevez | he names (christens) |
| élő | alive, living |
| előbb | before |
| előbbi | former |
| előbbi | previous, preceding |
| előnév | given name |
| előtt | in front of, before |
| első | first |
| első | beginning born, foremost |
| elsőszülött | first built-in, eldest |
| élt | lived |
| eltemetés | burial |
| eltemetési helye | place of burial |
| eltemetett | buried person |
| eltemető | one who performs the burial |
| eltemetve | cached |
| elvált | divorced |
| ember | human, human existence |
| énekszóval | with singing (at funerals) |
| engedéllyel | past consent, with permission |
| engedély | consent |
| epeláz | bile fever |
| Erdély | Transylvania |
| erdész | forester |
| erdő | forest |
| eredet | origin |
| erről a helyről | of this place |
| érvényes | valid |
| és | and |
| esket | marry (not in the meaning of "Peter marries Anna", simply "the priest marries Peter and Anna") |
| esketés | spousal relationship ceremony |
| eskető | one who performs the union |
| esküdött | they married |
| esküvő | wedding |
| este | evening, in the evening |
| észak | north |
| észrevételek | observations |
| esztendő | twelvemonth |
| év | year |
| evangélikus | Evangelical, Lutheran, Protestant |
| éve | twelvemonth of |
| évente | yearly |
| évfolyam | twelvemonth volume |
| évkönyv | yearbook |
| evszázad | century |
| ez | this |
| ezelőtt | agone |
| ezer | thousand |
F
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| f. = fi, fiú, fia | son, male, son of |
| falu | village |
| fasz. = faszikul | group, folder |
| február | February |
| fehér | white |
| fej | caput |
| fekete | black |
| fél | half |
| felés | half cropper |
| feleség | married woman |
| feleséges ember | married man |
| felett | over, above |
| felmenő ágon | beginnings, in the ascending line |
| felső | upper |
| féltestvér | half-sibling |
| Felvidék | upper Hungary |
| fér. = férj, férje | married man, hubby of |
| férfi | human being, male |
| férj | husband |
| férje | husband of |
| férjes | married woman |
| férjezett | married woman |
| férjhez menni | to ally, accept a married man |
| fi | boy, male |
| fia | son, son of |
| fiacskája | little son of |
| fiatal | immature |
| fiú | male child, son |
| fiútestvér | blood brother |
| fiúunoka | grandson |
| fivér | brother |
| fő | head, main person |
| foglalkozás | occupation |
| fjegyző | village clerk, town clerk |
| föld | land |
| földbérlő | tenant farmer |
| földbirtokos | country holder |
| földművelő | peasant farmer |
| földműves | peasant farmer |
| folyó | current |
| folyó | river |
| folyóirat | journal, magazine |
| folyószám | entry number |
| Forint | Hungarian monetary unit of measurement (HUF) |
| forróláz | high fever |
Grand
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| g.m. = görög katolikus | Greek Catholic |
| Gácsország | Galicia |
| gazda | head of household, farmer, landlord |
| gazdasszony | housewife, housekeeper |
| gennyedés | abscess |
| gépészkovács | blacksmith |
| gondnok | guardian, manager |
| görcs | spasms |
| görög katolikus | Greek Catholic |
| görög keleti | Greek Orthodox |
| gróf | count |
| gutaütés | stroke |
| gyakran | often |
| gyalogság | infantry |
| gyám | guardian |
| gyarlóság | weakness |
| gyászjelentés | obituary |
| gyengeség | feebleness, weakness |
| gyerek | child |
| gyermek | child |
| gyermekágyi láz | childbed fever |
| gyermekek | children |
| gyomorfene | stomach affliction |
| gyulladás | inflammation |
H
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| ha | if |
| hadi | armed forces |
| hagymáz | typhoid fever |
| hajadon | single, unmarried girl |
| hajdani | the belatedly, deceased |
| hajnali | at dawn |
| hajós | river sailor |
| halál | expiry |
| halál neme | crusade of death |
| halál oka | cause of death |
| halász | fisherman |
| haldoklók szentsége | final rites |
| halott | dead person |
| halottak | deaths, dead persons |
| halt meg | died |
| halva | dead |
| halva született | stillborn |
| hány | how much, how many |
| hányás | airsickness |
| harmadik | third |
| harmados | thirdcropper |
| harminc | thirty |
| három | three |
| hasmenés | dysentery, diarrhea |
| hat | six |
| határ | border, boundary |
| hatodik | sixth |
| hátrahagyott | surviving |
| hátramaradt | surviving person |
| hatvan | sixty |
| hava | month of |
| ház | business firm |
| házaló | peddler, begger |
| házas | married |
| házasság | spousal relationship |
| házasságra léptek | to enter marriage |
| házasságtörő | adulterer |
| házastárs | spouse |
| házasultak | married persons, the ones getting married |
| háznépösszeírás | listing of residents |
| házszám | firm number |
| háztartás | housewife |
| hegy | mount |
| hektika | tuberculosis, consumption |
| helvét | Reformed, Calvinist Protestant |
| helvétikus | Reformed, Calvinist Protestant |
| hely | place |
| helybeli | local, of this place |
| helyes | correct |
| helyett | instead of |
| helység | place, locality |
| helységnévtár | gazetteer |
| helytörténet | local history |
| hentes | butcher |
| herceg | duke, prince |
| hét | week |
| hét | vii |
| hetedik | seventh |
| hetek | weeks |
| hetes | weeks old |
| hétfő | Monday |
| hetven | seventy |
| hiányzik | missing |
| hiba | mistake, fault |
| híd | bridge |
| hideglelés | chills |
| himlő | smallpox |
| hímnemű | male |
| hirdetés | proclamation, banns |
| hirdetve | appear |
| hitközség | congregation |
| hitvallása | his/her faith |
| hitves | spouse |
| hivatal | function, agency; calling, occupation |
| hó | month |
| hogy | that |
| hogyan | how |
| hol | where |
| concur | measure out of land area, 0.57 hectares, ane.42 acres |
| hölgy | lady |
| holnap | tomorrow |
| holtak | expressionless persons |
| hónap | month |
| honos | native |
| honossága | citizenship of |
| honpolgárság | citizenship |
| horvát | Croation |
| hosszan | for a long fourth dimension |
| hosszú | long |
| hova | where |
| húga | his/her younger sister |
| húsz | 20 |
| huszonegy | twenty-one |
| huzamosan | prolonged |
I
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| id. = idősebb | sr. = senior |
| idegen | foreign |
| idegen | from elsewhere, foreign |
| idegláz | nerve fever |
| ideiglenes | temporary |
| idehaza | here, at home |
| ideiglenes | temporary |
| ideje | appointment of, fourth dimension of |
| idétlen szülés | nascency defect |
| idevaló | local, of the same place |
| idevalósi | local person |
| idő | time |
| idő előtti születés | premature nativity |
| idősb. = idősebb | senior |
| idősebb | senior |
| ifj. = ifjabb | jr., junior |
| ifjabb | junior |
| ifjú | young, fellow, adolescent |
| igazolás | certificate |
| igazolvány | certificate |
| igen | yes |
| ikrek | twins |
| -inas | apprentice- |
| ipa | father-in-police |
| iparos-tanuló | amateur |
| írás | writing |
| iratok | documents, records |
| irodalom | literature |
| írni | to write |
| irnok | clerk, scribe |
| is | also |
| iskola | school |
| ismeretlen | unknown |
| ismét | over again |
| itt | here |
| itteni | of this identify |
| íz | generation |
| izr. = izraelita | Jewish |
| izraelita | Jewish |
J
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| jámbor | meek |
| január | January |
| járás | commune |
| jegyes | betrothed, engaged |
| jegyváltás | betrothal, engagement |
| jegyzék | register, notes, remarks |
| jegyző | notary, scribe, boondocks clerk |
| jelenlét | presence |
| jelenlétemben | in my presence |
| jelleg | characteristic, quality |
| jó | good |
| jobb | right (direction), better |
| jobbágy | bondsman, serf |
| jószág | estate, property, fauna |
| jövő | next |
| juhász | shepherd |
| július | July |
| június | June |
K
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| k.a. = kereszt apa/anya | godfather, godmother |
| kádár | cooper, barrel maker |
| kanász | swineherd |
| kanyaró | measles |
| karácsony | Christmas |
| kastély | castle |
| kataszter | belongings revenue enhancement coil |
| katolikus | Catholic |
| katona | soldier |
| katonai | military |
| kb. = körölbelül | about, approximately |
| kedd | Tuesday |
| kék | blue |
| kelés | boils |
| kelet | east |
| keleti görög | eastern orthodox |
| kelevény | boils, carbuncles |
| kelmefestő | dyer |
| keltje | date of |
| kereset módja | how employed |
| kereskedő | merchant |
| keresztanya | godmother |
| keresztapa | godfather |
| keresztel | he christens, baptizes |
| keresztelendő | person being christened |
| keresztelés | baptism, christening |
| keresztelő | baptism, christening |
| keresztelő | one who performs the baptism |
| keresztelt | baptized |
| keresztnév | christening name |
| keresztszülő | godparent |
| keresztül | through |
| kertész | gardener |
| kerület | district |
| két | two |
| kettő | ii |
| kettős gyermek | twins |
| ki | who |
| kicsi | little |
| kié | whose |
| kihirdetés | public banns, proclamation |
| kilenc | 9 |
| kilencedik | ninth |
| kilencven | ninety |
| kilométer | kilometer |
| kinek | to whom |
| király | male monarch |
| királyi | royal |
| királynő | queen |
| királyság | kingdom |
| kis | little, small |
| kisasszony | single woman, Miss |
| kisfia | little son of |
| kisházas | minor householder |
| kiskorú | beneath legal age |
| kislánya | little daughter of |
| kivándorlás | emigration |
| kivándorló | emigrant |
| kivonat | extract |
| kocsis | coachman |
| kocsmáros | innkeeper, tavernkeeper |
| kőfaragó | stone mason |
| köhögés | coughing |
| koldus | beggar |
| köleshimlő | pox |
| koma | godfather, witness |
| kőműves | mason, bricklayer |
| konfirmáció | confirmation |
| konfirmáltak | persons existence confirmed |
| könyv | volume |
| könyvészet | bibliography |
| könyvtár | library |
| kor | age |
| kór | affliction, sickness |
| koraszülés | premature nascence |
| körül | effectually |
| körülbelül | about, approximately |
| körülmetél | he circumcizes |
| körülmetélés | circumcision |
| kötet | book, book |
| kovács | smith |
| következő | next, the following |
| következtében | in consequence of |
| közepén | in the center of |
| közjegyző | notary |
| közönséges | full general, unspecified, common |
| között | between |
| közrendű | common |
| község | boondocks, community |
| közül | of, from, 1 of, out of |
| külföldi | foreigner |
| kutatás | research |
L
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| l. = lány | daughter, female |
| ld. = lásd | see |
| lajstrom | register, listing |
| lakás | residence, domicile |
| lakáscím | accost, firm number |
| lakások | dwelling |
| lakatos | locksmith |
| lakhely | identify of residence |
| lakóházak | dwellings, houses |
| lakók jegyzéke | directory of residents |
| lakos | inhabitant, tenant |
| lakosság | inhabitants, population |
| lány | girl, female |
| lánykája | petty girl, daughter of |
| lányunoka | granddaughter |
| lap | page |
| lásd | meet |
| láz | fever |
| leány | girl, daughter |
| leánykája | little girl, daughter of |
| leg- | (prefix for the most or best) |
| legény | boyfriend, lad |
| legjobb | best |
| legöregebb | eldest, oldest |
| legtöbb | about |
| leírás | description |
| lelkész | pastor, chaplain (Protestant) |
| lemenő ágon | descendency, in the descending line |
| lengyel | Polish |
| lenn | below |
| lesz | will be |
| leszármazás | genealogy, origin |
| levél | letter, document |
| levéltár | archives |
| lovasság | cavalry |
| luteránus | Lutheran |
M
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| g. = meghalt | died |
| thousand. = megye | canton |
| ma | today |
| magánzó | private person, without occupation |
| magas | high |
| magaviselet | behavior |
| magyar | Hungarian |
| Magyország | Republic of hungary |
| májbaj | liver disease |
| május | May |
| malom | mill |
| már, máris | already |
| március | March |
| más | other |
| másként | alias, called |
| másnap | the side by side day |
| másod-filmezés | another filming |
| második | second |
| másodpéldány | transcript, another copy |
| mások | others |
| mátka | bride |
| még | nonetheless |
| megesett | pregnant out of wedlock |
| megesketés helye | place of marriage, place of nuptials |
| meghal | he/she dies |
| meghalt | deceased |
| megházasodni | to accept a married woman, marry |
| megházasult | married |
| megholt | deceased |
| megjelent | appeared |
| megkeresztel | he christens |
| megnősülni | to marry, take a married woman |
| megye | county |
| mellbetegség | tuberculosis, consumption |
| mellett | next to |
| méltó | worthy |
| mennyi ideje | how much fourth dimension |
| meny | girl-in-law |
| menyasszony | bride, fiancée |
| merevgörcs | tetanus, lock-jaw |
| mérföld | mile |
| mérföldnyire | how many miles |
| mert | because |
| -mester | main |
| mesterség | craft, merchandise |
| mészáros | butcher |
| mező | meadow |
| mezőőr | cropwarden |
| mezőváros | market-town |
| mfd. = mérföld | mile |
| miatt | because of |
| mind | all |
| minden | each, every |
| mindig | ever |
| mindkettő | both |
| mint | like, equally |
| mióta él itt | resides here since when |
| mivel | since |
| molnár | miller |
| Morvaország | Moravia |
| most | now |
| mostoha- | step |
| mostohaanya | step-mother |
| mostohaapa | step-begetter |
| mostohagyerek | step-child |
| Mózes vallású | of Jewish religion |
| Mózes vallású | Jewish |
| múlt | by |
| munkás | worker |
| mutató | alphabetize |
| mv. = mezőváros | market town |
N
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| due north. = nagyságos | Mr., Mrs., esquire |
| northward. = nő | female (abbrev. of nő) |
| nagy | large, big, great |
| nagyanya | grandmother |
| nagyapa | grandfather |
| nagybácsi | uncle |
| nagybátyja | his or her uncle |
| nagybérlő | tenant |
| nagykorú | of legal age |
| nagynéni | aunt |
| nagyságos | esquire (male or female) |
| nagyszülők | grandparents |
| naj | hair |
| nap | mean solar day |
| napja | 24-hour interval of |
| napszámos | day laborer |
| -né | wife of [Kisné = Mrs. Kis] |
| négy | four |
| negyedik | fourth |
| negyven | 40 |
| néhai | the late, deceased |
| neje | his married woman, married woman of |
| nélkül | without |
| nem | not |
| nem tudatik | unknown |
| neme | sex of |
| nemes | noble |
| nemesség | nobility |
| német | German |
| nemzedék | generation |
| nemzedékrend | genealogy |
| néne | elder sister |
| néni | aunt |
| népesség | population |
| népszámlálás | census |
| név | name |
| neve | name of, his or her proper name |
| nevek | names |
| névmutató | proper name alphabetize |
| névsora | proper name alphabetize of |
| névtelen | nameless |
| nevű | called |
| nevük | their names |
| névváltoztatások | name changes |
| nincs | is not |
| nő | female, married woman, adult female |
| női | female |
| nőnemű | female |
| nős | married homo |
| nőtestvér | sister |
| nőtlen | single, unmarried human |
| nov | November |
| nővér | sis |
| Ns. = nagyságos | Mr., Mrs., esquire |
| ny. = nyugalmazott | retired |
| nyakdaganat | goiter |
| nyarán | in the summer of |
| nyavalyatörés | convulsions |
| nyelv | language |
| nyilatkozat | argument |
| nyilvános | public |
| nyolc | 8 |
| nyolcadik | 8th |
| nyolcvan | eighty |
| nyugalmazott | retired |
| nyugat | west |
O
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| ó | quondam |
| ő | he, she, information technology |
| öccse | his/her younger blood brother |
| ők | they |
| oka | cause of |
| okirat | certificate |
| okmány | certificate |
| október | Oct |
| oláh | Romanian |
| olasz | Italian |
| oldal | page, side |
| olvasni | to read |
| óra | hour |
| órakor | o'clock |
| órányira | how many hours distant |
| öreg | quondam |
| öregebb | elder, older |
| öregség | old age |
| örmény | Armenian |
| örökbefogadások | adoptions |
| örökség | inheritance |
| orosz | Russian |
| orr | nose |
| ország | country |
| országos | national |
| ortodox | orthodox |
| ős | antecedent, forefather |
| oskola mester | schoolteacher |
| összeházasult | married |
| ősz | fall, fall, grey |
| őszén | in the autumn of |
| osztrák | Austrian |
| öt | five |
| óta | since |
| ötödik | fifth |
| ott | there |
| otthon | at home |
| ötven | 50 |
| övé | his/her |
| özvegy | widow, widower |
| özvegyasszony | widow |
| özvegyember | widower |
P
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| pálankafőző | distiller |
| pap | priest, clergyman |
| pár | pair, couple |
| paraszt | farmer, peasant |
| páratlan oldal | odd numbered pages |
| paróchia | parish |
| parókia | parish |
| páros oldal | even numbered pages |
| Paroszország | Prussia |
| patak | stream |
| pék | bakery |
| péntek | Fri |
| pénz | money |
| pestis | plague |
| piac | marketplace |
| piros | red |
| pl. = például | for example, e.g. |
| plebánia | rectory |
| plebános | parish priest |
| polgár | citizen |
| polgári állása | occupation, ceremonious condition of |
| polgári anyakönyv | ceremonious registration |
| polgári sorsa | status, condition |
| polgármester | mayor |
| porosz | Prussian |
| predikacióval | with preaching |
| puszta | manor, ranch, hamlet, grouping of houses |
R
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| rabi | rabbi |
| rác | Serb |
| rágóizomgörcs | tetanus, lock-jaw |
| rák | cancer |
| rángógörcs | epilepsy |
| ref. = református | Reformed, Calvinist Protestant |
| református | Reformed, Calvinist Protestant |
| reggel | in the morn |
| régi | old, ancient |
| rendes | regular |
| rész | office |
| rokon | relative |
| római katolikus | Roman Catholic |
| rossz | bad |
| rutén | Ukrainian |
Southward
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| s | and |
| saját | [ane'due south] own |
| -segéd | journeyman |
| semmi | none, nothing |
| senyvedés | pneumonia |
| serföző | brewer |
| sír | grave, burial site |
| skarlát | carmine fever |
| skorbut | scurvy |
| sógor | brother-in-law |
| sógornő | sis-in-law |
| soha | never |
| sok | many, much |
| sorszám | registration number |
| sorvadás | consumption, wasting abroad |
| sötet | dark |
| stb. = és a tóbbi | and so along, etc. |
| suszter | shoemaker |
| sz. = született | born, brought forth |
| szabó | tailor |
| szakasz | department, file |
| szám | number |
| szamárköhögés | whooping cough |
| szappanfőző | soapmaker |
| szárazbetegség | tuberculosis, consumption |
| származása | his/her birthplace, origin |
| száz | hundred |
| századik | hundredth |
| szegény | poor |
| szegesés | evil heart, cursed |
| szélhűdés | apoplexy, stroke |
| szélütés | stroke |
| személy | person |
| szemle | muster, review |
| szent | saint, holy |
| szeptember | September |
| szerb | Serbian |
| szerda | Wednesday |
| szerint | according to |
| szerzdes | contract |
| szín | color |
| szívoham | heart attack |
| szívtágulás | heart disease |
| szlovén | Slovenian |
| szobatárs | roomer |
| szőke | blond |
| szolga | servant |
| szolgáló | retainer daughter |
| szombat | Sabbatum |
| szomszéd | neighbour |
| szótár | dictionary |
| szövő | weaver |
| szövmunkás | weaver |
| szükségben | in emergency |
| született | built-in equally, née, maiden-named |
| szülő | parent |
| szülők lakása | residence of the parents |
| szülés | childbirth |
| szülésben | in childbirth |
| szülésznő | midwife |
| születés | birth |
| születési hely | birthplace |
| született | was built-in |
| születtek | births |
| szülői | their parents, parental |
| szülők | parents |
| szülött | offspring |
| szürke | grey |
| szűz | virgin |
T
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| táblázat | nautical chart |
| tag | member |
| táján | about, approximately |
| takács | weaver |
| tanár | teacher |
| tanító | teacher |
| tanúk | witnesses |
| tanuló | student |
| tanya | hamlet, small village |
| tárgymutató | index of things |
| társaság | society |
| tartalom | contents |
| tavaszán | in the springtime of |
| távol | far |
| távollét | absence |
| távolság | altitude |
| téglavető | brickmaker |
| tegnap | yesterday |
| tehenész | cowherd |
| tekintetes | the honorable, esquire |
| tél | winter |
| telén | in the wintertime of |
| telkes | landholder |
| telkes gazda | small landholder |
| temetés | burial, funeral |
| temető | cemetery |
| temetőőr | sexton |
| templom | church building (edifice) |
| térkép | map |
| termete | superlative, stature |
| természetes | biological, natural (used in contrast to "törvényes" on records to signal unmarried, biological father) |
| terület | expanse, territory |
| test | torso |
| testvér | sibling, blood brother or sister |
| téves | wrong |
| tífusz | typhus |
| timár | tanner |
| Tiszáninnen | region n of the Tisza River |
| Tiszántúl | region south of the Tisza River |
| tíz | 10 |
| tizedik | tenth |
| tizenegy | eleven |
| tizenhárom | thirteen |
| tizenhat | sixteen |
| tizenhét | seventeen |
| tizenkettő | twelve |
| tizenkilenc | nineteen |
| tizennégy | xiv |
| tizennyolc | eighteen |
| tizenöt | 15 |
| tó | lake |
| torok | throat |
| török | Turkish |
| torokgyík | diptheria, mumps |
| történelem | history |
| törvény | law |
| törvényes | legitimate, legal |
| törvénytelen | illegitimate |
| tót, tóth | Slovak |
| tud | knows how |
| tüdőgyulladás, tüdőlob | pneumonia |
| tüdőkórság | tuberculosis, consumption |
| túdősorvadás | consumption, tuberculosis |
| tüdővész | tuberculosis, consumption |
| túl | very, much |
| tulajdonos | owner |
| tutajos | bargeman |
U
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| ugyanaz | same |
| ugyanitt | at the same place |
| új | new |
| ujházasok | newlyweds |
| újmagyar | gypsy |
| újpolgár | gypsy |
| újra | again |
| újszülött | newborn |
| ukrán | Ukranian |
| un. = unitárius | Unitarian (Protestant) |
| unitárius | Unitarian (Protestant) |
| unoka | grandchild |
| unokafivér | male cousin |
| unokahúg | niece |
| unokanőver | female cousin |
| unokaöccs | nephew |
| unokatestvér | cousin |
| úr | admirer, primary |
| úrvacsora-vétel | communions |
| út | street, road |
| után | after |
| utca | street |
| útlevél | passport |
| utolsó | last |
| utónév | given name |
Five
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| vadász | hunter |
| vagy | or |
| vagyon összeirások | property taxation rolls |
| vak | bullheaded |
| vallás | religion |
| vallástanító | religion teacher |
| van | is, be |
| vannak | are |
| vár | fortress |
| varga | shoemaker |
| vármegye | county |
| város | town, city |
| vasárnap | Sunday |
| végelgyengülés | weakness of erstwhile historic period |
| végén | at the end of |
| végrendelet | volition, testament |
| vegyesházasságok | mixed organized religion marriages |
| vele | with him, with her |
| vendég | guest |
| vénkisassony | sometime maid, spinster |
| vénség | old age |
| vérfolyás | hemorrhage, bleeding |
| vérhas | dysentery, flux |
| vérömlés | hemmorhage |
| vétel | communions |
| vezetéknév | surname, family name |
| vidék | area, region |
| vindus | Slovenian |
| viszony | relationship |
| víz | water |
| vizbefúllás | drowning |
| vízibetegség | dropsy |
| víziszony | hydrophopia, rabies |
| vízkór | dropsy, edema |
| vizsgálat | test |
| vm. = vármegye | canton |
| vő | son-in-constabulary |
| vőlegény | benedict |
| völgy | valley |
| vörheny | ruby fever |
Z
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| zöld | dark-green |
| zsellér | cottager, cotter |
| zsidó | Jewish |
| zsinagóga | synagogue |
Boosted Resource [edit | edit source]
This word listing includes only the words most ordinarily found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Hungarian-English dictionary. Several are available at the Family History Library in the European drove. The phone call numbers begin with 494.511321.
The following dictionary is as well bachelor on microfilm for use in Family History Centers:
Bizonfy, Ferenc. Angol-magyar szótár; Magyarangol szótár (English language-Hungarian lexicon; Hungarian-English dictionary). Cleveland, Ohio: Liberty Pub., 1956. (FHL film1045410; detail 1.)
Additional dictionaries are listed in the subject or locality section of the FamilySearch Itemize under:
HUNGARIAN Linguistic communication—DICTIONARIES
HUNGARY—Language AND LANGUAGES
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Hungarian_Genealogical_Word_List