Irish Translation Forum

I have been trying to research Gaelic words and phrases on the internet for quite some time now, without having much success; I am therefore very happy to have found this site! My family is of Irish descent, and my sister and I would like to get tatoos together that contain a phrase in Gaelic. She found one which we liked, which supposedly means "A sister's love is eternal." I would like to know if this is correct, before I have it permanently inked on my body! The phrase is this: "Ta ghra deirfear siorai". Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.

"Tá an ghrá deirféar sioraí".

"Is sioraí an ghrá deirféar."

Timocein wrote:"Is sioraí an ghrá deirféar."

Is síoraí grá deirféar ?

Is síoraí cion deirféar ?

Maybe a bit easier if we rephrased it


A sistesr's love lives forever(eternally).


Maireann grá na deirféar go síoraí

The 'na' implies that it is 'general /rather than specific --not just one sister -but sisters in general.

Timocein wrote:"Tá an ghrá deirféar sioraí".

Am I missing something or is this completely incorrect?

blixt wrote:

Timocein wrote:"Tá an ghrá deirféar sioraí".

Am I missing something or is this completely incorrect?

I'd say:

Bíonn grá deirféar sioraí
The love of a sister is eternal

Fair enough. It struck me as a Tá sé fear when I first read it.

blixt wrote:Fair enough. It struck me as a Tá sé fear when I first read it.

Well, it might be valid but to be on the safe side I used "bíonn".

Ailill wrote:

blixt wrote:Fair enough. It struck me as a Tá sé fear when I first read it.

Well, it might be valid but to be on the safe side I used "bíonn".

Why? Is this a repeated/habitual thing?

Is sounds like a simple statement of fact. Tá would be in order

oisin718 wrote:
Why? Is this a repeated/habitual thing?

I think so. Something tested and renewed every day.