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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 1999-2004 » 2002 (July-December) » Translation of AEQUITAS and VERITAS « Previous Next »

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Jay Powell
Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 10:14 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

If you could, please translate these words to english for me. Thank you.

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Risteard
Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 11:11 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

Em, sure, they mean "Justice" and "Truth" respectively, but they're Latin, not Irish.

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James ()
Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 11:31 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

They aren't Irish. They are Latin. Veritas = Truth. I think,and so does a co-worker, that Aequitas is Equality.

As gaeilge I would try Fíor agus ionannas

or, you could try Fírinne agus comhionannas

I'm not sure what the differences are between the two but both sets of words are in my Foclóir Beag.

Hope my Latin to English helps. Hope the Latin to Irish is right.

Le meas,

James

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James ()
Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 11:33 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

I stand corrected on the Aequitas.

In that case try deleting ionnanas and comhionnanas and inserting cóir.

Le meas,

James

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Laighneach
Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 09:11 am:   Edit Post Print Post

"Aequitas is Equality."


Tut tut for nor knowing that Risteárd ;) , especially when the english word is just a derivative of the latin word.

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James ()
Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 04:10 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

OK--so go back to my first suggestions. (I thought I was right!)

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