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PostPosted: Sat 31 Mar 2012 3:54 am 
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Looking for translation, closest I've pieced together is

Balance in a world of chaos
Chothromaíocht sa domhan anordúil

However, I don't believe that's exactly it. Any advice on this?

Also, I would greatly appreciate a pronunciation for the phrase as well. This will be on a tattoo I'm getting, and I would like to be able to pronounce any ink I have.

Many thanks in advance


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PostPosted: Sat 31 Mar 2012 4:00 am 
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sherminatortim wrote:
Looking for translation, closest I've pieced together is

Balance in a world of chaos
Chothromaíocht sa domhan anordúil

However, I don't believe that's exactly it. Any advice on this?

Also, I would greatly appreciate a pronunciation for the phrase as well. This will be on a tattoo I'm getting, and I would like to be able to pronounce any ink I have.

Many thanks in advance


Possibly -
cothromaíocht i domhan anordúil

But wait for confirmation on that

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PostPosted: Sat 31 Mar 2012 5:04 am 
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Doesn't "i" cause an eclipse?


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SmithJR67 wrote:
Doesn't "i" cause an eclipse?


It does.... as Bríd has it:

cothromaíocht i ndomhan anordúil

looks OK to me....

Another suggestion I would like to propose is:

Ar cothrom i ndomhan anordúil

... balanced at this moment/now... in a chaotic world/world of chaos...

... as usual, wait for more.... but I think we're close.

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PostPosted: Sun 01 Apr 2012 1:12 am 
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Braoin wrote:
SmithJR67 wrote:
Doesn't "i" cause an eclipse?


It does.... as Bríd has it:

cothromaíocht i ndomhan anordúil

looks OK to me....

Another suggestion I would like to propose is:

Ar cothrom i ndomhan anordúil

... balanced at this moment/now... in a chaotic world/world of chaos...

... as usual, wait for more.... but I think we're close.


Sorry I had left the "n" out. :(

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PostPosted: Mon 02 Apr 2012 3:22 am 
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Braoin wrote:
SmithJR67 wrote:
Doesn't "i" cause an eclipse?


It does.... as Bríd has it:

cothromaíocht i ndomhan anordúil

looks OK to me....

Another suggestion I would like to propose is:

Ar cothrom i ndomhan anordúil

... balanced at this moment/now... in a chaotic world/world of chaos...

... as usual, wait for more.... but I think we're close.


I appreciate the help and am intrigued by the suggestion. Will have to take this into serious consideration.


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Just to be sure, sherminatortim, did you intend balance to be a noun or a verb?

cothromaíocht is the noun "balance, equilibrium".
ar cothrom is an adverbial phrase meaning "balanced".

The verb would be cothromaigh but you'd have to "balance" something, i.e., yourself, etc., as it is a transitive verb.

Bríd's amended cothromaíocht i ndomhan anordúil "balance/equilibrium in a chaotic world" and Braoin's ar cothrom i ndomhan anordúil both look good to me.

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Breandán wrote:
Just to be sure, sherminatortim, did you intend balance to be a noun or a verb?


My original intention was 'balance (noun) in a world of chaos/chaotic world'.

However, the suggestion of 'balanced (verb) at this moment in a chaotic world' would be equally fitting for the intention of the tattoo, so I am currently weighing the two options.


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PostPosted: Mon 02 Apr 2012 4:07 am 
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sherminatortim wrote:
Breandán wrote:
Just to be sure, sherminatortim, did you intend balance to be a noun or a verb?


My original intention was 'balance (noun) in a world of chaos/chaotic world'.

However, the suggestion of 'balanced (verb) at this moment in a chaotic world' would be equally fitting for the intention of the tattoo, so I am currently weighing the two options.


Edit: balanced not a verb now that I look at it. Far too long since all those useful college classes and such. Regardless, the suggested phrase does fit well for my intention.


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