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SG: **GAELIC TATTOO MEANING** URGENT!!!

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January 06 2006, 10:54 AM
scottpaterson "New Arrival" Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Location: auckland Posts: 3	Quote Im getting a tattoo on the out facing side of my forearm and i want something with meaning. I am the only member of my entire family born in New Zealand (family is from Hawick and Galashiels. Amos and middlemass) and i want a tattoo with real meaning. I want this phrase 'Never Conquered' for obvious historical reasons. Can anyone translate 'Never Conquered' for me? Cheers
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January 06 2006, 11:51 AM
julius "Andúileach IGTF" Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Location: Banfield, An Airgintín Posts: 12,837	Quote scottpaterson wrote: Im getting a tattoo on the out facing side of my forearm and i want something with meaning. I am the only member of my entire family born in New Zealand (family is from Hawick and Galashiels. Amos and middlemass) and i want a tattoo with real meaning. I want this phrase 'Never Conquered' for obvious historical reasons. Can anyone translate 'Never Conquered' for me? Cheers Hi, Scott! My attempt is Gan chloí, meaning "without defeat", maybe this can helps you, but wait for more inputs, definitely, I'm a beginner. _________________ Tá an domhan uile ina stáitse agus teastaíonn cleachtadh go géar ón mórchuid againn. -Seán Ó Cathasaigh ___________________________________ Stupidity has a certain charm -- ignorance does not. ___________________________________ Iúil Ó Cofaigh
January 06 2006, 11:52 AM
jamesnp "Giostaire" Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Location: Cill Iníon Léinín Posts: 3,015	Quote It's never a good idea to be in a rush when it comes to tattoos. None of our translations are guaranteed correct, it's only through discussion and bandy about ideas on the forum that we are sure that 1) It's correct 2) It's idiomatically phrased. So, if you're in a rush I'd implore you to maybe get something else done, or at least don't get anything permanent done until a good few people give it the ok My attempt: Ní bhfuair aon duine bua ormsa/orainne riamh No one got victory on me/us ever There's no verb in Irish that has the direct meaning of conquer (that I know of), so the sentence will be long and clumsy unless you want to say "without defeat" or something. Like above. Wait for more -jp
January 06 2006, 12:45 PM
Rudi "Scéalaí Mór" Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,880	Quote scottpaterson wrote: Im getting a tattoo on the out facing side of my forearm and i want something with meaning. I am the only member of my entire family born in New Zealand (family is from Hawick and Galashiels. Amos and middlemass) and i want a tattoo with real meaning. I want this phrase 'Never Conquered' for obvious historical reasons. Can anyone translate 'Never Conquered' for me? Cheers I would suggest you tweak it a little and go for something that will have the same punch in Irish - particularly if it's for a tatoo. The Irish for "Unconquerable" would be : "Dochloíte"
January 07 2006, 11:20 AM
scottpaterson "New Arrival" Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Location: auckland Posts: 3	Quote Wicked suggestions, anyone got anything in scottish though?
January 07 2006, 11:43 AM
Aibigéal "Scríbhneoir d'Éigean" Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Location: eicínt eile Posts: 20,471	Quote Oops! We assumed you wanted Irish (since this is the Irish Gaelic Translation forum...) Not to worry. We have a few Scottish speakers around from time to time; I've flagged this message "SG:" so they'll find it. Abigeál
January 07 2006, 16:04 PM
Caffler "Andúileach IGTF" Joined: 26 May 2005 Location: Ar Chúl an Tí Posts: 12,916	Quote do-chíosnach i think is unconquerable in scottish the accent needs to be the other way around and wait for someone of the scots to have a look at this Last edited by Caffler on January 07 2006, 16:09 PM; edited 1 time in total
January 07 2006, 16:08 PM
jamesnp "Giostaire" Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Location: Cill Iníon Léinín Posts: 3,015	Quote do-chìosnach I don't have a clue. I'm just putting in the right fada. -jp
January 07 2006, 16:10 PM
Caffler "Andúileach IGTF" Joined: 26 May 2005 Location: Ar Chúl an Tí Posts: 12,916	Quote jamesnp wrote: do-chìosnach I don't have a clue. I'm just putting in the right fada. -jp how do you do that?
January 07 2006, 16:40 PM
jamesnp "Giostaire" Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Location: Cill Iníon Léinín Posts: 3,015	Quote Irish Extended Keyboard Layout on Mac OS X. -jp
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