Hi!

i was wondering if someone can help me with an understanding problem in the harry potter book. in the original, voldemort is called "you-know-who", whereas in the irish version he is refered to as "Mac-an-Té-Úd-Eile". i know all the words (it's not that difficult to look them up) but still they don't make much sense to me ("the son of the one other"?) or is there something i didn't pay attention to? of course i knwo who is meant but i would like to have a literally translation.

i would be grateful for any comment on that.

go raibh míle maith agaibh

sgm

"Mac" is often used where in English you would use Mr

So "mac an té úd eile" is kind of "Mr Mac (of of) The other one" - it's an idiomatic way of translating "you know who" using the same kind of euphemism.

A Aonghus!

Ní raibh a fhios agat an rud sin! Go raibh míle maith agat!

Nollaig faoi shéan...

sgm

go raibh maith agaibh go léir, bhí mise 'perplexed' faoi sin freisin