Irish Translation Forum

I would like some help on a translation for a tattoo I'm getting in a few weeks. I would like it to say closer to the edge Exactly like that. No capitalization and no punctuation. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

A few people have told me níos gaire don chiumhais But that's exactly what Google Translator says, so I don't know if they know this is what it is, or if they are just typing it into an online translator, and giving me whatever comes up. I don't trust Google Translator at all!

níos gaire don imeall

Skittery wrote: níos gaire don chiumhais

That seems to work fine aswell there are a few words for edge in irish

ciumhais
imeall
bruach

czam2007 wrote:

Skittery wrote: níos gaire don chiumhais

That seems to work fine aswell there are a few words for edge in irish

ciumhais
imeall
bruach

Of the three, I'd prefer bruach in this context as it has the meaning of "brink". I think the others are more "on the fringe/margin/outskirts".

Níos gaire don bhruach "Closer to the edge"

That's if you want the idea of the edge to be something foreboding, like the image of a cliff, etc.

Await correction or confirmation ...

níos gaire don bhruach

would be the one i would go for if we're depicting something dangerous

Am I wrong in saying that ciumhais means edge as in the edge of a blade, or are they all interchangeable? Because that's the word I would have always used in the contexts of blades whereas in the context of "brinks" (as in the edge of a cliff or a table or something) I would have used imeall.

the edge of a blade would be faobhar as far as i know
and imeall is the edge as in outskirts, or margin, on the side
ciumhais i think has something to do with cloth a hem or something
but there may well be other uses for imeall that i don't know and there are certainly bound to be for ciumhais.

Caffler wrote:the edge of a blade would be faobhar as far as i know
and imeall is the edge as in outskirts, or margin, on the side
ciumhais i think has something to do with cloth a hem or something
but there may well be other uses for imeall that i don't know and there are certainly bound to be for ciumhais.

I think I have heard of faobhar before, not sure though.

Thank you all, you've been a great help. I believe from what I've read here, and what others have told me on various sites, I will go with níos gaire don bhruach. To help clear up (Which I should have put in original post, but alas, I'm not that smart) the phrase comes from a song by 30 Seconds to Mars, which talks about living life "closer to the edge", with no regrets or holding back, so I believe that translation would work the best in giving across the image/meaning I'm aiming for.

Again, thank you all so much, you've been wonderful!