Hi everyone,
I'm wanting some confirmation on a translation I received.
The phrase is "Of a thousand loves" which is taken from "You are the result of a thousand loves".
Bitesize Irish Gaelic was kind enough to translate it to 'Toradh grá na mílte' the result of the love of thousands, and also 'grá na mílte' the love of thousands.
They have, however, suggested that I seek confirmation/more opinions here to verify this.
Thank-you kindly.
Gem

Open ended genitives are pretty hard to do in Irish. Often the only indication that a word is in the genitive is its position _after_ another noun. Without the other noun, the genitive is lost.

Looking at grá na mílte "love of thousands", I think "thousands of what?" Dollars? And it isn't clear whether the person loves the thousands or is being loved by the thousands.

The first problem could be remedied by adding duine "person": grá míle duine "love of a thousand people" but it is still not clear in which direction the love is directed.

"A thousand loves" is míle grá in Irish. Expressions like a mhíle grá "beloved" = "my thousand loves" or mo mhíle stór "darling" = "my thousand treasures" are common terms of endearment in Irish. I'm inclined to suggest one of those instead, or simply:

míle grá "a thousand loves"

Await further input ...

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Thank you for your advice.
May I ask though, does "Toradh grá na mílte" translate to "result of the love of thousands"? And does that make more sense of what I'm trying to translate?
Many thanks.

My intention is for the phrase to be a 'nod' to my ancestors. To remember that it is the love of thousands that manifested my existence and (the love of thousands) is ever present in my being. So I'd be happy for it to be 'tweaked' to something more direct if need be.

As I said I found Toradh grá na mílte ambiguous, plus na mílte could mean "of the miles", but await other opinions on that.

Possible tweaks:

Toradh ghrá na mílte duine "Fruit of the love of thousands of people"
Toradh an mhíle grá "Fruit of a thousand loves"

I wonder if Bríd or Braoin are around?

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Déarfainn:
Toradh ghrá na mílte duine

So, grá na mílte duine is treated as a block and lenited to show the genitive relation, is that correct? (Fixed above. )

And the same would apply to Toradh ghrá na mílte, would it not?

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Yes, it is.



Yes.

So in 'Toradh grá ne mílte' should this 'grá' have a h (gráh)?
Thank you.

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).