Common German Words A to Z

German Verbage A to Z
German Words That Begin With "V"

German - English

Vater - father
verehelicht - married
Verehelichung - marriage
vergangen - past
vergraben - buried
verh. = verheiratet - married
Verkäufer - seller, vendor
verl. = verlobt - engaged
verlebte - deceased
verloben, sich - to become engaged
Verlobte - fiancée
Verlobter - fiancé
Verlobung - betrothal, engagement
Vermieter - landlord, lessor
Vermögen -estate, assets
Verpächter - landlord, lessor
verrichtet - performed
verschiedene - various
versehen - given the last rights, extreme unction (e.g., dates in context of a death record)
Verstopfung - constipation
verstorben - deceased, defunct
Verstorbene - the deceased
Verwaltung - administration
Verwandten - relatives
Verwandtschaft - relationship
verwitwet - widowed
Verzeichnis - register, list, index
Vetter - male cousin
vid. = viduus, vidua - widower, widow
vielleicht - perhaps, maybe
Vogt - steward, overseer
Voigt - steward, overseer
Volkszählung - census
volljährig - of age, of legal age
vollzogen - performed
von - of, from, by
vor - before; ago
vorgestern - the day before yesterday
vorherig - previous, preceding
vorheriger Tag - the previous day
vorläufig - for the time being
vormals - formerly
Vormittags - in the morning
Vormund - guardian
Vorname - given name
Vorstadt - suburbs, outskirts of town