Meaning of abbreviations in baptism record, please - Saxony, 1837
Hello!
Would someone be willing to help me know the German words for abbreviations used on this baptism record, please? Under the child's name - 1st column in the screenshot, it appears to tell what number the child is for the mother, but I don't recognize the abbreviation - it appears to be "tes" rather than the "ten" abbreviation - it looks like a clear "s" on the end to me.
I am also interested in knowing what German words the abbreviations stand for after the father's name - column 2 in the screenshot. Several in this record set seem to say "N. W. Ei?? allhier" or some variation thereof.
This record is from Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61132/images/1273387-00687
Thank you!
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Hello @MHendersona2,
(1) The "tes" is making the number before it an ordinal number: 3tes = 3rd, 13tes = thirteen. The "tes" is a neuter grammatical case ending because the word following it in each case is "Kind" which is neuter.
See the section entitled "Ordinal Numbers in German" in the following link: https://lingvist.com/course/learn-german-online/resources/german-numbers/
(2) I read "N. u. Einw. allhier." I think this is a variant of what is written more completely in the second column in the first record as the top: Nachb. u. Einw. allh.
I would write out both as: Nachbar und Einwohner allhier = neighbor (or fellow resident) and inhabitant here.
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Thank you, Robert, for the translation of "N. u. Einw. allhier." and the explanation of the number endings. I appreciate the link to the website with more detail on German numbers.
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You're welcome, @MHendersona2. These were both interesting questions.
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