Irish Translation Forum

Hi,

Can anyone give me a translation fer the word "triumphant" in Scottish Gaelic? I'm gettin' a new puppy, and I want his name ta mean somethin'. If you could also give me the correct pronunciation, that would be EXCELLENT!


Thanks you SO much! =)

Callie

I looked in the history here and saw that in Irish it's "Caithréimeach"
per the wonderful Redwolf, but as these are two separate languages with only few similarities,
I need someone who is fluent anf knowledgable in Scottish Gaelic? =))))) Pretty please?

The word "triumphant" has at least two different meanings in English, so there are two words you could use for it in Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), depending on the intent:

buadhmhor, in the sense of being victorious (i.e. the factual situation), and
caithreamach, in the sense of being exultant (i.e. how one feels about the situation)

This site gives good explanations for pronouncing the sounds of Gàidhlig. It has audio files you can download to hear the pronunciation and also shows the sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which I am not good at:
http://www.akerbeltz.org/fuaimean/fuaimean.htm#Beurla

However, here is a rough guide for these two words (in both cases, strong emphasis on the first syllable):

buadhmhor BOO-ugh-wurr
"gh" = a guttural sound deep in the throat, using your larynx

caithreamach KATH-yeh-mukh
"KATH" as in the name Kathy, with American pronunciation
"kh" = a guttural sound like the one above, but not using your throat/larynx
The "th" in the Gàidhlig is silent, and then the "r" becomes a light "th" sound]

Thank you soooooo much. Very helpful! =)