English to Scottish Gaelic Translation Help, Please.
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As it seems http://www.metafilter.com/contribute/search.mefi?q=gaelic+translation&sort=date&tab=posts, it's difficult to find/figure out a Scottish Gaelic translation on the intarwebs. I need a phrase translated and I've come up dry. My sainted grandmother spoke Gaelic, but she passed away when I was three. My mom doesn't speak a word of it. I've looked through the questions linked above, but I can't find a source I feel comfortable relying on, and it seems that http://www.metafilter.com/user/27356, who offered personal help with another question a bit over a year ago, has stopped frequenting the site. So, Mefites, I ask of you this simple translation task: can you please tell me how to say "beautiful storm" in Scottish Gaelic? Or, suggest a good analogue. Thank you.
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Answer:
If we're just taking potshots at this, then my guess is: doineann bhrèagha *But* it's probably horribly wrong and stupid, in ways that only a native speaker could describe. Even if you try to get the right words in the right order with the right declensions, you could still end up with a phrase that nobody would ever use normally. Hopefully somebody will show up with that kind of knowledge, but if not, try http://www.unilang.org/viewforum.php?f=68, or even http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/translation/ as it's only a small phrase (different language but they probably know enough to do it).
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http://www.lexilogos.com/english/gaelic_scottish_dictionary.htm seems to be a pretty good online dictionary (at least, it looks cricket to me -- I don't know enough Scottish to confirm if it's giving me accurate info, but I don't see why it wouldn't be).
EmpressCallipygos
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Scottish-english/ seems sort of primitive (by which I mean that the site design seems to have originated some time in 1993) but when I http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=beautiful+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.websters-online-dictionary.org%2Ftranslation%2FScottish%2F&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi= it with Google I get these possibilities (mouseover for definitions): http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Scottish/%25C3%25A0lainn http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Scottish/storm or http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Scottish/%25C3%25A0luinn http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Scottish/storm or http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Scottish/%25C3%25B9r http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Scottish/storm I don't know if these are grammatically correct at all; they're just strings of words.
koeselitz
I would go with 'stòirm boidheach'. Though if you mean a lightning storm, 'gaillionn boidheach' is closer
IanMorr
Thanks, guys, I've asked at one of those forums. It's a phrase that is being thought of as about my grandmother, so it's a little complex, I think.
Medieval Maven
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