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Tombstone Inscription Translations

 

Slovak

 

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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

 

Ellis Michaels

 

English Slovak

translation contributor

Joseph Pecenka, and others

January január
February február
March marec
April apríl
May máj
June jún
July júl
August august
September september
October október
November november
December december
   
age staroba
week týždeň
day deň
month mesiac
year rok
   
born 1] narodený  2] narodená
died 1] zomrel  2] zomrela
Sunday nedeľa
Monday pondelok
Tuesday utorok
Wednesday streda
Thursday štvrtok
Friday piatok
Saturday sobota
   
father otec
mother matka
husband manžel
wife manželka
son syn
daughter dcéra
children dietky
child dieta
brother brat
sister sestra
grandfather starý otec
grandmother stará matka
uncle strýc
aunt teta
marriage sobáš
   
here rests tu odpočí
rest in peace odpočívaj v pokoji

Slovak Fraternal Organizations

 
Ud. C. 11 S. E. J. - (clen odboru cislo 11 Slovenskej Evangelickej Jednoty)

(translated by Frantisek Olsavsky)

Ud = member(clen);
odbor = a kind of fraction- they were built when the community had enough
members and they were signed with numbers

C. = number (cislo);

Slovenska Evanjelicka Jednota (Slovenskб Evanjelickб Jednota) - a Slovak Lutheran fraternal insurance society

Ud. C. 81 1.K.S.J. - (clen odboru cislo 81 1. Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty)

(translated by Frantisek Olsavsky)

Ud = member(clen);
odbor = a kind of fraction- they were built when the community had enough
members and they were signed with numbers
C. = number (cislo);
1.K.S.J. = First Slovak Catholic fraternal insurance society - Katolicka
Slovenska Jednota (Katolнcka Slovenskб Jednota)

 

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