As you read German records, you will need to be aware that some words vary with usage. The endings of words in a document may differ from those on this list. For example, the document may use the word junger, but you will find it in this word list as jung. Therefore, the word S hnchen means little or young son, and T chterlein means little or young daughter. Adjectives describe nouns and must have the proper masculine, feminine, or neuter endings.
Adjective endings can change depending on usage and gender.
Plurality may also change the vowel slightly. For example, Mann becomes M nner. In German, many words are formed by joining two or more words. Very few of these compound words are included in this list. You will need to look up each part of the word separately.