Pennsylvania USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
Tombstone Inscription Translations
German
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A BASIC guide to common words and phrases commonly found on Tombstones,
translated from languages likely to be encountered while researching in Pennsylvania.
Anyone who can contribute translations into additional languages,
or have additional phrases to be included, should contact
| English | German |
| January | Januar |
| February | Februar |
| March | Marz |
| April | April |
| May | Mai |
| June | Juni |
| July | Juli |
| August | August |
| September | September |
| October | October |
| November | November |
| December | Dezember |
| age | alter |
| week | woche |
| day | tag |
| month | monat |
| year | jahr |
| born | 1] betragen 2] geboren |
| died | 1] gestorben 2] starb |
| Sunday | Sonntag |
| Monday | Montag |
| Tuesday | Dienstag |
| Wednesday | Mittwoch |
| Thursday | Donnerstag |
| Friday | Freitag |
| Saturday | Samstag |
| father | vater |
| mother | mutter |
| husband | ehemann |
| wife | 1] frau 2] weib |
| wife of | gattinvon |
| son | sohn |
| daughter | tochter |
| brother | bruder |
| sister | schwester |
| grandfather | 1] großvater 2]opa |
| grandmother | 1] großmutter 2] oma |
| uncle | onkel |
| aunt | tante |
| marriage | verbindung |
| here rests | hier ruht |
| rest gently | ruhe sanft |
| rest in peace | ruhe in frieden |
| they brought a life of (they lived to the age of) | sie brachte ihr leben auf |
| here rests the bones of the deceased | hier ruhen die gebeine des verstorbenen |
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