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September 26 2008, 13:55 PM |
penguin-chilli
"New Arrival" Joined: 30 May 2008
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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?
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September 26 2008, 14:10 PM |
Redwolf
"Ard-Banríon na Ráiméise" Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Poblacht California Posts: 41,526
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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?
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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.
Redwolf _________________ Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste
Is fearr Gaeilge na scoile ná gan Gaeilge ar bith |
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September 26 2008, 14:14 PM |
penguin-chilli
"New Arrival" Joined: 30 May 2008
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ah i see,thankyou very much i do have the accents by the way, i just didn't know how to type them on a keyboard.haha. thanks again il have to memorise this |
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