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"you and no other"

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April 06 2008, 17:09 PM
pieper "New Arrival" Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 1	Quote Can anyone translate "you and no other"? This is engraved on my wedding ring, and I would like it put gaelic on a new ring.
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April 06 2008, 17:27 PM
Christy Quinn. "Giostaire" Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Location: LONDAIN & VANCOUVER Posts: 4,282	Quote pieper wrote: Can anyone translate "you and no other"? This is engraved on my wedding ring, and I would like it put gaelic on a new ring. ' Hi, try '' Tú 's gan einne eile'' '' Einne' means '' Aon duinne'' any person and is shorter so it will fit better, Xty. 's'' is'' agas'' and, for the same reason. _________________ Wait for more to be sure. Quae Sursum volo videre. The Mouth from the South.
April 09 2008, 1:00 AM
DoireTrasna "Craic Pusher" Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Location: Derry & Boston Posts: 7,619	Quote hi, Christy. I think you want a fada on that e : éinne. And I think I'd put tusa instead of tú so, y'd end up with : ''Tusa 's gan éinne eile''
April 09 2008, 16:29 PM
Christy Quinn. "Giostaire" Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Location: LONDAIN & VANCOUVER Posts: 4,282	Quote DoireTrasna wrote: hi, Christy. I think you want a fada on that e : éinne. And I think I'd put tusa instead of tú so, y'd end up with : ''Tusa 's gan éinne eile'' GRMA a chara. Xty _________________ Wait for more to be sure. Quae Sursum volo videre. The Mouth from the South.
April 09 2008, 16:31 PM
Redwolf "Ard-Banríon na Ráiméise" Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Poblacht California Posts: 40,492	Quote If space is a consideration (and on a ring, that may well be the case), what might work best is: Tusa amháin: You alone/only you Redwolf _________________ Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste Is fearr Gaeilge na scoile ná gan Gaeilge ar bith
April 09 2008, 18:24 PM
conchubhar1 "Gaeilgeoir" Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 151	Quote tú fhéin amhaín - yourself alone - more emphasis on the you YOU only
April 09 2008, 18:27 PM
Redwolf "Ard-Banríon na Ráiméise" Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Poblacht California Posts: 40,492	Quote conchubhar1 wrote: tú fhéin amhaín - yourself alone - more emphasis on the you YOU only No lenition on "féin." It's pronounced that way in some dialects, but it's not generally written that way. I think "tusa" puts enough emphasis on "tú" however, since it is the emphatic form. Redwolf _________________ Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste Is fearr Gaeilge na scoile ná gan Gaeilge ar bith
April 09 2008, 18:31 PM
conchubhar1 "Gaeilgeoir" Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 151	Quote jist is the same , yes no seimhiu in that case
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