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Bernude
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Username: Bernude
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 01:38 pm: |   
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I want to tattoo an irish word or phase having something to do with family onto my arm. I looked up the literal translation for family which is chlann. I don't want to confuse my intentions with anything malicious. The only other word I found was teaghlach which literally means, household or extended family. If it is indeed used to refer to one's family great, however it is more referring to one's house, I would need some other ideas. Any help would be great. Pronounciation help would be great on teaghlach or any other ideas would be nice as well. Thanks!
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Mac Léinn na Gaeilge (Unregistered Guest)
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A Bernude, a chara,
One of the words for family is "clann." The spelling that you indicated above is when you say "the family," which in Irish is "an chlann."
Another word for family is "muintir," which refers to one's extended family, as in "one's people" or "one's folks." |
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Seosamh Mac Muirí (Unregistered Guest)
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It may be no harm to do a search on the left of the page on the word 'clann' and its meaning in Irish, which ran a thread some time ago.
I second 'Muintir' from above. It is the most attractive term that comes to mind for your purpose.
Your mention of a phrase is more attractive still, as against a single word, the latter seeming somewhat lame on its own. Don't do anything fast!
Go n-éirí leat. |
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 1365
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 06:58 pm: |
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"Clann" means "family" in the meaning "children of someone". Your parents, grandparents, uncles etc are not a part of your "clann". Your clann is your children and grandchildren if you have, and THAT'S ALL.
The family including children, parents, uncles etc is teaghlach (but normally it refers to the people that live in the same house as you; long ago, there would be children, parents, grandparents etc, in the same house in Ireland). Muintir is all the people who are related to you, even far cousins, old uncles etc, virtually every person that has common ancestors with you (it may mean every person that has the same name as you, in old Ireland) !
Tír Chonaill abú!
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Odwyer
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Username: Odwyer
Post Number: 97
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 07:30 pm: |
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To save everyone some time, here is the whole argument with the "clann" thing from a few months ago. http://www.daltai.com/discus/messages/20/16384.html?1147438741 |
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Lucy (Unregistered Guest)
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It does seem a little lame to use just one word. It's like you had "kinfolk" tattoed on you - not very expresive. |
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