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]

Shirriff(s). Actually a now obsolete form of English sheriff, 'shire officer', used by me to make the connection with Shire plainer. In the story Shirriff and Shire are supposed to be special hobbit words, not generally current in the Common Speech of the time, and so derived from their former language related to that of the Rohirrim. Since the word is thus not supposed to be Common Speech, but a local word, it is not necessary to translate it, or do more than accomodate its spelling to the style of the language of translation'. It should, however, resemble in its first part whatever word is used to represent Shire see this entry).
Hobicisti (dalnieki, daliennieki) (Asprātīgi, bet man nepatīk. Varbūt par daloņiem vai daloņām nosaukt (no Shire/Dalienas)?)

Skinbark. English (= Common Speech) translation of Fladrif. The name should therefore be suitably translated by sense. (Compare Leaflock).
Kokāda

Smallburrow. A meaningful hobbit name; translate by sense.
Maztupali (der)

Snowmane. A meaningful name (of King Theoden's horse), but (like Shadowfax) translated into modern English form, for snâw mana. It should therefore be represented by its proper Roban form Snawmana, or translated (especially into a Germanic language), as for example German Schneemahne.
Baltkrēpis

Stoors. The name of a third kind of hobbit of heavier build. This is early English stor, stoor 'large, strong', now obsolete. Since it is thus supposed to be 2 special hobbit word not current in the Common Speech, it need not be translated, and may be represented by a more or less 'phonetic' spelling according to the use of letters in the language of translation; but an archaic or dialectal word of this sense would also be acceptable.
Platperi (der)

Swertings. Said by Sam to be the name in the Shire for the legendary (to hobbits) dark skinned people of the 'Sunlands' (far south). It may be left unchanged as a special local word (not in the Common Speech); but since it is evidently a derivative of swart, which is still in use (= swarthy), it could be represented by some similar derivative of the word for 'black / dark' in the language of translation. Compare Swarthy Men, the Common Speech equivalent (III 73).
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