Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Высший
English translation:
Dark Elder/Archdemon
Added to glossary by
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Sep 19, 2016 00:55
8 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Высший
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Fantasy (LitRPG)
Following up on my other question, the same character is also a высший демон, which is essentially a higher caste among his race. And others often refer to him as such, as though it's a rank or title. Same problem as with my other question, a literal translation sounds silly.
I've been using 'Elder' as a placeholder, but it's not ideal so I'm definitely keeping my options open. TIA.
I've been using 'Elder' as a placeholder, but it's not ideal so I'm definitely keeping my options open. TIA.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | Dark Elder/Archdemon |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
|
| 4 | Prince of Hell/Prince of Darkness |
Alex Koudlai
|
| 3 | Astral |
rns
|
| 3 | Upper |
rns
|
| 2 | Supremo |
The Misha
|
| 2 | Demon lord |
Saberex
|
Change log
Sep 26, 2016 13:54: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
35 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
104
Selected
Dark Elder/Archdemon
That is aristocracy, I'd say.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
SirReaL
: Oh, you've already suggested Archdemon. My bad.
2 hrs
|
|
Thank you, Mikhail.
|
|
| agree |
Oleg Lozinskiy
6 hrs
|
|
Thank you, Oleg.
|
|
| agree |
SergeyKuznetsov
: Agree with Archdemon
6 hrs
|
|
Thank you, Sergey.
|
|
| agree |
LilianNekipelov
: Arch, definitely.
7 hrs
|
|
Thank you, Lilian.
|
|
| agree |
Saberex
1 day 7 hrs
|
|
Thank you, Saberex.
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Again, very difficult to answer, and I ended up going with my placeholder. Simply going with the community here since I dislike keeping kudoz questions ungraded. Thank you everyone for trying."
1 hr
Supremo
How's that for a title?
Eminence?
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-09-19 02:43:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Well, this isn't exactly my genre, as you know. The Ultimo? He of the Dark Race? He of the Night? Oh-Ye-the-Dark-One? Dark Fury-since they are all such vehement belligerents?
Eminence?
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-09-19 02:43:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Well, this isn't exactly my genre, as you know. The Ultimo? He of the Dark Race? He of the Night? Oh-Ye-the-Dark-One? Dark Fury-since they are all such vehement belligerents?
Note from asker:
| Dusky, Supremo... I'm laughing my butt off :D Not sure it works too well in a fantasy setting though. It needs to be all somber and menacing. |
3 hrs
Astral
3 hrs
Upper
1 day 13 hrs
Alex Koudlai
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
superb quality and velocity
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
14
Prince of Hell/Prince of Darkness
Это употребимо.
Discussion
<br><br>
I'd use "high" or "higher" in conjunction with "demon" according to the same pattern as in the above article (personally, I'd choose "higher" over "high" here). Erikson's Malazan series refers to "Demon Lords" in a similar context, IIRC.