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PostSeptember 26 2008, 13:55 PM
penguin-chilli


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hey, i recently got a tattoo which reads 'Is Ionam Ata Ailleacht An Domhain' which means 'In me the beauty of the world', however, people are asking me which word means what.i was wondering if someone could help me and tell me what each word means?if you know what i mean?
thanks Very Happy
 
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PostSeptember 26 2008, 14:10 PM
Redwolf


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penguin-chilli wrote:
hey, i recently got a tattoo which reads 'Is Ionam Ata Ailleacht An Domhain' which means 'In me the beauty of the world', however, people are asking me which word means what.i was wondering if someone could help me and tell me what each word means?if you know what i mean?
thanks Very Happy


I certainly hope you have the accents in there, or it's misspelled!

Here's the breakdown:

Is: Is

Ionam: in-me

Atá: literally "is being"

Áilleacht: beauty

An: the

Domhain: of world.

It may sound odd, rendered that way, but that's just how these things get expressed in Irish.

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PostSeptember 26 2008, 14:14 PM
penguin-chilli


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ah i see,thankyou very much Smile i do have the accents by the way, i just didn't know how to type them on a keyboard.haha. thanks again Smile il have to memorise this Very Happy
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