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I'm drawing a rough draft of a tattoo that I'm going to get when I turn 18, and I have the main piece down but I feel as if it's missing something important. So I thought "Why not add some text to it?". I went browsing the internet, but I don't feel really comfortable using something I find on a website because it might not mean what I thought it did. That brings be back around to the reason for this post, does anyone know latin (or know someone who does) or know a very reliable website where I can go to translate?
I've some knowledge of Latin and a Latin tattoo on my left wrist. I cross-consulted several sources- literary (dictionaries, scripts, books, websites, etc) and persons who also spoke Latin to verify whether my understanding of the word I wanted was correct.

What sort of text are you thinking of including in your design?
Zephyrezz Topic Starter

I wanted to put "Love is Eternal" down at the bottom of the tattoo.
Ben Moderator

This is a deceptively simple translation.

Amor aeturnus est.
(love) (eternal) (is)

Latin word order is weird in that apart from some certain rules, which usually have exceptions, it isn't critically important so you can kind of go with what provides the most clarity. Here, I am following one general rule and breaking another.

The verb in a Latin sentence generally comes last. In this case, the form of the verb "to be;" "is," or "est."

Adjectives normally come before the noun they modify, but that generally applies to specifically quantitative / size related adjectives.

In this case, because the sentence is so simple, I would put Amor first as it's the subject and I feel putting the subject first is the more important rule.

The est is optional. Including it makes the sentence more clear and technically correct, but an "is" relationship is assumed by the word ending of the noun. However, it adds an alternate translation of "eternal love" in exchange for a simpler, more attractive latin phrase of "Amor aeturnus"

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