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Původní text - Islandsky - Ãi á Ã, á á à á.Momentální stav Původní text
Text je dostupný v následujících jazycích:
Požadavek tohoto překladu je "Pouze význam".
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Ãi á Ã, á á à á. | | I found this tongue-twister and it said that it meant "Grandfather from 'Ã' farm has a sheep in a river." I wanted to know if this was true. |
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8 únor 2009 01:52
Poslední příspěvek | | | | | 8 únor 2009 18:20 | | BamsaPočet příspěvků: 1524 | Hi ellasevia
Ãi á Ã, á á à á.
Ãi -> ancestor -> or from "afi" -> grandfather
á -> on, in, at
à -> river, water, stream, (or à is the name of a farm)
á -> present indicative of eiga -> own
á -> accusative and dative of "ær" -> ewe (female sheep)
à -> in, on
á -> river, water, stream.
"grandfather at the river ownes a ewe on the river"
If "Ã" is the name of a farm:
"grandfather at à ownes a ewe on the river"
To make understandable:
"my grandfather who lives at à farm ownes a ewe on the river"
the English is a bit strange, and the Icelandic as well, but as you said, it is a tongue-twister.
| | | 8 únor 2009 20:07 | | | Thanks. Is it possible for my request to be deleted? I couldn't find the "delete request" button. | | | 8 únor 2009 20:08 | | | Here is a question about the translation from my grandfather, a linguist:
Why did you choose to translate i as 'on' rather than 'in'?
Does this have to do with the semantics of eiga, or with the greater plausibility of the sheep being 'on' (i.e. at) the river than 'in' the river?
Of course meaning often has to be suspended in order to obtain a striking tongue twister. Another example of that is the Czech tongue-twister 'strÄ prst skrz krk', which means 'stick (the) finger through (the) neck' not possible or likely, but it makes a pretty phrase! | | | 8 únor 2009 20:32 | | | Hi Bamsa,
Why didn't you submit this line as a translation?
You can copy that explanation you posted above, under the translation (message field), OK? CC: Bamsa | | | 9 únor 2009 01:11 | | BamsaPočet příspěvků: 1524 | You are right ellasevia, it is better to say "in the water" |
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