Kurš tulkojums?, Kurš vārdu latviskojums veiksmīgākais? Opcijas

[Vēja dvēsele]

GP tulkotājam daudzviet tiešām jākaunas par savu tulkojumu un diezgan dīvainajiem īpašvārdu latviskojumiem (Baggins - Tuntaks, Shire - Daliena utt.) Tādu ir bez skaita. Bet ir arī daži tīri patīkami.
Piemēram, es nezinu, kāda velna pēc vispār jātulko "Bree", bet man vārds "Virpils" liekas piemērots un diezgan labi patīk. Normāli šķiet arī "Vējlauzis". Ir vēl daži tādi.
Kā jums?
Ceru, ka nav vēl šāds pavediens bijis...

Šo rakstu rediģēja undomiel: 16.10.2005 20:34

[Roviela]

Oldbuck. See Brandywine, Brandybuck. The buck is derived from a personal name Buck, in archaic form Bucca (III 368, year 1979). The first name Gorhendad (I 108) should be left unchanged. It is a Welsh word meaning 'great-grandfather'; the reason for giving the folk of Buckland Welsh names or ones of similar style is given in III 413 4.
Vecbricis (der)

Oliphaunt. Retain this. It is an archaic form of ‘elephant’ used as a ‘rusticism’, on the supposition that rumour of the Southern beast would have reached the Shire long ago in the form of legend. This detail might be retained simply by substituting O for the initial E of the ordinary name of the elephant in the language of translation: the meaning would remain sufficiently obvious, even if that language has no similar archaic form. In Dutch olifant remains the current form, and so is used by the translator, but with loss of the archaic colouring. Oliphant in English is derived from Old French olifant, but the o is probably derived from old forms of English or German: Old English olfend, Old High German olbenta ‘camel’. The names of foreign animals, seldom or never seen, are often misapplied in the borrowing language. Old English olfend, Old High German olbenta, are probably ultimately related to the classical elephant (Latin from Greek).
Olevants vai olefants. (olevants ir vecākā forma no elefants, kam pirmais burts ar o aizstāts)

Orald. Forn and Orald as names of Bombadil are meant to be names in foreign tongues (not Common Speech) and should according to the system be left unchanged. Forn is actually the Scandinavian word for '(belonging to) ancient (days)'. All the dwarf names in this tale are Norse, as representing a northern language of Men, different from but closely related to that of the Rohirrim who came from the other side of Mirkwood (see III 410, 415). Orald is an Old English word for 'very ancient', evidently meant to represent the language of the Rohirrim and their kin. It may be left unchanged; but since it is the exact counterpart in form and sense of German uralt, this might well be used in a German translation.
Oralds un Forns

Orc. This is supposed to be the Common Speech name of these creatures at that time; it should therefore according to the system be translated into English, or the language of translation. It was translated 'goblin' in The Hobbit, except in one place; but this word, and other words of similar sense in other European languages (as far as I know), are not really suitable. The orc in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, though of course partly made out of traditional features, is not really comparable in supposed origin, functions, and relation to the Elves. In any case orc seemed to me, and seems, in sound a good name for these creatures. It should be retained.
Orks (der)

It should be spelt ork (so the Dutch translation) in a Germanic language, but I had used the spelling orc in so many places that I have hesitated to change it in the English text, though the adjective is necessarily spelt orkish. The Grey elven form is orch, plural yrch.
I originally took the word from Old English orc (Beowulf [line] 112 orc-nass and the gloss orc = þyrs 'Ogre', heldeofol 'hell devil'). This is supposed not to be connected with modern English orc, ork, a name applied to various sea-beasts of the dolphin order.

Pickthorn. A Bree name; meant to be 'meaningful'. Translate.
Dadzis

Pimple. An opprobrious nickname. Translate.
Suņanagla (citādi 'pūtīte' ir par daudz mīlīgi)

Proudfoot. A Hobbit surname (it is an English surname). Translate.
Dižumpekas (der)

Puddifoot. A surname in the muddy Marish; meant to suggest puddle + foot. Translate.
Ķepuks (un kur tad norāde uz peļķēm vai vismaz slapjumu? 'Plunčpeka')

Quickbeam. Ent. This is a translation of Sindarin Bregalad 'quick (lively) tree'. Since in the story this is represented as a name given to him because he was (for an Ent) 'hasty', it would be best to translate the name by a compound (made for the purpose) having this sense (for example German Quickbaum?) It is unlikely that the language of translation would possess an actual tree name having or appearing to have this sense. Quickbeam and Quicken are actual English names of the 'rowan' or 'mountain ash'; also given to the related 'Service tree'. The rowan is here evidently intended, since 'rowan' is actually used in Quickbeam's song (II 87).
Ašdziets (nekā nesanāca jel kāda vārda saistība ar pīlādžiem, šķiet latviešiem vispār nav neviena koka, kas būtu asociēts ar ātrumu)