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[katiebelle]

Several people have helped me out with a phrase I wanted translated. Now that I have everyone's input, I want to post it and see what everyone thinks. I want to make sure that it is correct. As silly as I am sure everyone will think this is, the phrase is going to be part of a tatoo. I want to make sure it is right so i won't get mocked!! Okay, here it is:

Mo chridhe Mo ghraidh Mo dhuine


My love - mo ghraidh

My heart - mo chridhe

My man - mo dhuine

Thanks for any input!

[The_Lowlander]

>My love - mo ghraidh

I think the 'a' in ghraidh has a grave accent over it, but others who post here who have far greater knowledge of Gaelic than i will tell you for sure.

[jacobitedreamer]

Originally posted by katiebelle
Several people have helped me out with a phrase I wanted translated. Now that I have everyone's input, I want to post it and see what everyone thinks. I want to make sure that it is correct. As silly as I am sure everyone will think this is, the phrase is going to be part of a tatoo. I want to make sure it is right so i won't get mocked!! Okay, here it is:

Mo chridhe Mo ghraidh Mo dhuine


My love - mo ghraidh

My heart - mo chridhe

My man - mo dhuine

Thanks for any input!

Well, er, I am just a beginner, but according to my dictionary (dunno if there is an official one), the word for heart is written cridhe, so you'd have to throw out the "h".

Love would be "gaol" or "gràdh". And man would be "duine" or "fear", which would not mean husband. This would be fear-pòsda or cèile.

So says my dictionary. Hope I could help. But wait till the experts come round. I think we have some!!!

[Steaphan]

Originally posted by jacobitedreamer

Well, er, I am just a beginner, but according to my dictionary (dunno if there is an official one), the word for heart is written cridhe, so you'd have to throw out the "h".

Love would be "gaol" or "gržRh". And man would be "duine" or "fear", which would not mean husband. This would be fear-p®Ôda or cèkle.

So says my dictionary. Hope I could help. But wait till the experts come round. I think we have some!!!

Halo, a h-uile duine,

the possessive pronoun "mo" aspirates the initial consonant of the noun it possesses. So..the above are all correct.

love = gr¨¤dh or gaol my love= mo ghraidh/mo ghaoil
heart = cridhe my heart = mo chridhe
man = duine my man = mo dhuine

[jacobitedreamer]

Halo, a h-uile duine,

the possessive pronoun "mo" aspirates the initial consonant of the noun it possesses. So..the above are all correct.

love = gr¨¤dh or gaol my love= mo ghraidh/mo ghaoil
heart = cridhe my heart = mo chridhe
man = duine my man = mo dhuine



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Thanks for that lesson! Cool!

[Steaphan]

Possessive pronouns.

Example: mother=mathair .....mo mhathair (my mother)
do mhathair (your mother)
a mhathair (his mother)
a mathair (her mother)
am mathair (their mother)
ur mathair (your {plural}
mother)
father = athair .........
m'athair
d'athair
a athair
a h-athair
an athair
ur athair
I think the above are correct, apologies if I have made a mistake.

[jacobitedreamer]

Hi Steaphan,

thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!