Hello,

I would like to get a tattoo of the words "tiny warrior" and I have found several words for tiny and for warrior and I am not sure which ones are the right context. Also, I am female and I don't know if laoch is still acceptable to use, but it appears to be a masculine word. I would also like some ideas on where I can find a reliable source for the traditional Gaelic font to write the words in,

Any help would be most greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
Spanky

"Laoch" is fine, though it has more the meaning of "hero." You can also go with "Gaiscíoch."

Grammatical gender has nothing to do with the actual sex of the person (or thing) that the word represents. All nouns in Irish are either masculine or feminine).

My inclination for "Tiny Warrior" would be "Laoch Bídeach" or "Gaiscíoch Bídeach"

Please wait for more input.

Redwolf

Those look good, and Red has explained the difference between laoch and gaiscíoch, so that you can choose between them.

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Thank you so much to both of you! So, to be clear, "Gaiscíoch" is more the true meaning of warrior and "Laoch" is more the meaning of hero. The online translation dictionaries were not helpful because it made them sound equivalent. It also never occurred to me that the noun might come before the adjective since I have not been able to find a translation of this phrase - just the words- until now. Thank you for helping me not have an incorrect tattoo on my body for the rest of my life

Another question...when I looked up the word "tiny" on English/Irish dictionary sites, "Beag Bídeach" would sometimes come up. This confused me because there were other occurrences where "Bídeach" was used alone. What is the difference when "Beag" is added?

Thank you infinitely so much!

Spanky

Emphasis just like, 'he was a tiny little man'. Synonyms or similar words are sometimes put together for emphasis.

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They're close enough to being synonyms, really, that you can pretty much choose the one you like best. "Laoch" might work best if you're thinking of "warrior" in a more figurative sense, for example.

Redwolf

Ya pretty much.

In old Irish culture

All heroes were warriors, but not all warriors were heroes

Cian

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I'd go with this. It has a nice sound to it too.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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I prefer this one as well!

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And it's shorter, which means less pain!

Be very careful that your tattoo artist gets the accent over the "í" in "bídeach." It's necessary. Maybe print it out in a big font and give it to him or her.

Redwolf