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PostPosted: Sat 29 Mar 2014 11:29 pm 
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    Hi, I am a first time user of this forum and was wondering if you guys could help me out with a translation for a tattoo. My father is from Donegal so I want an Irish tattoo for my heritage. I am looking for a translation for, "Respect All, Fear None". I have found "Leith Go Leir, Eagla aon cheann" but I don't think this is the proper translation. Also, as a second choice, I would be interested in "No Fear" or "Without Fear". I really appreciate anyone's help and trust you guys to provide a correct translation. Thank you very much! :D


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PostPosted: Sun 30 Mar 2014 12:08 am 
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It might be difficult to translate this directly as the verbs for "respect" and "fear" tend to be phrasal but if we change the parts of speech, perhaps:

Meas do chách gan eagla roimh éinne
"Respect for all without fear of anyone"

Lughaidh might be able to put an Ulster twist to it.

Await further input ...

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PostPosted: Sun 30 Mar 2014 1:06 am 
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Breandán wrote:
It might be difficult to translate this directly as the verbs for "respect" and "fear" tend to be phrasal but if we change the parts of speech, perhaps:

Meas do chách gan eagla roimh éinne
"Respect for all without fear of anyone"

Lughaidh might be able to put an Ulster twist to it.

Await further input ...

Thank you very much for the reply, I hope this works because it looks nice as well


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PostPosted: Sun 30 Mar 2014 2:05 am 
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As far as "No Fear" goes:

Gan eagla

or...

Eagla ar bith

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PostPosted: Sun 30 Mar 2014 2:24 am 
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Redwolf wrote:
As far as "No Fear" goes:

Gan eagla

or...

Eagla ar bith

Redwolf

Thanks a lot! appreciate it


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PostPosted: Sun 30 Mar 2014 6:57 am 
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Redwolf wrote:
Eagla ar bith

Isn't there another active thread here discussing this construction as Beurlachas? The suggestion was that "ar bith" isn't negative, so needs to preceded by a proper negative word.

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PostPosted: Sun 30 Mar 2014 7:57 am 
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NiallBeag wrote:
Redwolf wrote:
Eagla ar bith

Isn't there another active thread here discussing this construction as Beurlachas? The suggestion was that "ar bith" isn't negative, so needs to preceded by a proper negative word.

That seems to be the consensus.

Gan eagla works.

Other ways:

Dheamhan eagla "No fear" literally "demon a fear"

or

Diabhail eagla "No fear" literally "devil a fear"

Await further input ...

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Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
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PostPosted: Wed 02 Apr 2014 11:56 pm 
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Breandán wrote:
It might be difficult to translate this directly as the verbs for "respect" and "fear" tend to be phrasal but if we change the parts of speech, perhaps:

Meas do chách gan eagla roimh éinne
"Respect for all without fear of anyone"

Lughaidh might be able to put an Ulster twist to it.

Await further input ...


:good:

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