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Hi there! Is this correct?! Need a confirmation!!

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:02 am
by N_anderson
Hi everyone! :D
I am trying to put something together in memory of my Grandfather who passed away as he was from Scotland and could speak fluent Gaelic. I'm trying to write "Friendship, family and love" and I this is what I've come up with: "Càirdeas agus teaghlach agus gràdh." I was told to put "and" inbetween all of the words. I would appreciate any feedback or confirmations of the saying since I have not had any luck figuring it out! Thank you so much! :)

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:33 am
by akerbeltz
Na, one agus is enough, càirdeas, teaghlach agus gràdh.

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:28 pm
by Níall Beag
akerbeltz wrote:Na, one agus is enough, càirdeas, teaghlach agus gràdh.
I didn't know you were a revisionist! ;-p

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:51 pm
by horogheallaidh
would you not use 'gaol' instead of 'gradh'? never heard of 'gradh' apart from 'mo ghraidh' meaning 'my dear'

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:14 pm
by Thrissel
horogheallaidh wrote:never heard of 'gradh' apart from 'mo ghraidh' meaning 'my dear'
But Colin Mark's dict translates "gràdh" as "1. attachment, charity, fondness, love" and only then "2.object of love", and also gives these compounds: "gràdh-daonna philantropy, gràdh-dùthcha patriotism", so I guess it would do here as well, wouldn't it?