Brief Italian Word List

The following list was presented by our speaker, Linda Fortunato Davenport (Pointer #3769) at our February 13, 2003 PIP Chapter 1 meeting.  The words were implemented via a quiz followed by a discussion.

20 Words to Know (and you are an Italian translator)

by Linda Fortunato Davenport

with english translations discussed at the meeting

1. atti – act, appears before nascita, morte, matrimonio to denote act of birth, death, marriage, respectively.

2. nascita – birth

3. morte – death

4. matrimonio -  marriage

5. L'anno – the year

6. milleottocento – 1800

7. meridiane – middle of the day, "ante meridiane" denotes a morning time

8. minuti – minutes

9. commune – town

10. comparso(a) – appeared before, precedes the name of the person who went to the civil office to record the event with the authorities.

11. di – mentioned before a persons name means they are still alive

12. fu – mentioned before a persons name means they are deceased.  (plural furano)

13. anni – years

14. domiciliato(a) – where someone is domiciled (lives.)

15. mese – month

16. ore – hour

17. posta – also can be written as "via" or "strada" means street address.

18. moglie – wife

19. sesso – gender (femine is female and mascule is male)

20. nome – name

Also, anyone interested can order the following Family History Library publications by calling 1-800-537-5971 or online at www.ldscatalog.com for $.50 each (prices as of February 2003).

Genealogical Word List:  Italian

Genealogical Word List:  Latin

These above publications will include other important translation words including names of months, numbers, days of the week, occupations, etc.

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