Irish Translation Forum

i want to try and get "shine as bright as a star" or " shine like a star" in a tattoo but i want it in irish gaelic. im having trouble translating can anyone help?

i have found dealramh but gotten different english words for that...i think it said that means shine?

i want to try and get "shine as bright as a star" or " shine like a star" in a tattoo but i want it in irish gaelic. im having trouble translating can anyone help?
i have found dealramh but gotten different english words for that...i think it said that means shine?

There are at least two verbs meaning "shine" (along with some other expressions for things like sunshine): dealraigh and soilsigh.
I've never seen either of them used in the imperative (command) form, but technically these do work grammatically:

[Dealraigh/Soilsigh] chomh geal le réalta [If said to one person]
[Dealraígí/Soilsígí] chomh geal le réalta [If said to more than one person]
Shine as bright as a star

It may sound more natural in Irish, however, if expressed more as "give off radiance":
Déan [dealramh/soilsiú] chomh geal le réalta [If said to one person]
Déanaigí [dealramh/soilsiú] chomh geal le réalta [If said to more than one person]

or perhaps something more like "give off light":
Déan solas chomh geal le réalta [If said to one person]
Déanaigí solas chomh geal le réalta [If said to more than one person]

thank you! i did notice those two words but couldnt get them in english on multiple sites.