I'm wanting to translate part of the quote: "In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer"

I'm interested in translating the part of "invincible summer".

So far, I have:


Dochloíte samhradh


Is this correct? Thanks so much in advance for any help!

Well, first I must understand the phrase 'invincible summer'. I think it means something like: ...that there was in me a summer which could not be ended (by winter).
Also, I presume the 'invincible summer' that you discovered is still there - still in you!! In Irish things tend to be very logical in the way we say them. I will give you a translation for:

"In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there is in me an invincible summer"

Agus lár an gheimhridh ann thuig mé ar deireadh gur samhradh nach féidir stad a chur leis a atá ionam istigh.

This will give you a start anyway...

'dochloíte' for me means something you cannot 'conquer' or 'overcome' or cannot be victorious over in a fight, etc. I find it difficult to connect this in Irish with the word summer - although over the last few years the summers here have indeed been well battered and truly conquered LOL...

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Just to add to what Braoin's said...

In Irish, the adjective follows the noun, so "Dochloíte samhradh" could never work...it would have to be "Samhradh Dochloíte."

That said, I'd take his assessment of it not sounding natural in Irish very seriously.

Redwolf

And just to add that the part you are seeking amongst all that is samhradh nach féidir stad a chur leis "a summer that cannot be stopped" literally "a summer to which a stop cannot be put".

Other possibilities:

samhradh nach féidir múchadh "a summer that cannot be extinguished/quenched"
or
samhradh domhúchta "inextinguishable/unquenchable summer"

Await further input ...

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Thanks for your help. I agree that the words "invincible" and "summer" don't seem to make complete sense together unless they're in the quote! That's OK to me because even putting the words "invincible summer" in English don't make sense, it's more about the personal meaning behind it and knowing the quote.

Obviously the meaning of the 2 words don't fit together without the context, but if you put "samhradh dochloíte" does it at least mean "invincible summer", even if the meaning behind it doesn't make sense? Or is there a better word for invincible? Meaning, can't be brought down or always there, never falls, etc. Thank you all so much, I really appreciate it!

Breandán, Thanks so much! I replied before I saw your post. Appreciate it!

The second looks good. I don't like the first at all.

The short answer is 'yes'. samhradh dochloíte is fine for the rather odd (but perhaps okay in a poetic sort of way) phrase "invincible summer". Yes, it means 'undefeatable' but that's how I would read 'invincible'.

Yup...that's "undefeatable" and "unconquerable" are direct synonyms of "invicible."

Redwolf

How about:

samhradh gan deireadh (leis)

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