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How to correctly say this in Latin?

I'm interested in getting a portion of the opening narration of Star Trek, in Latin, tattooed on myself.

Either

"To boldly go" Ire fortiter or Ad eundum fortiter?

or

"the final frontier" Finis Finalis or Terminus Finalis? I know limes can mean "border, frontier", but I prefer the "endless end" interpretation of frontier rather than a boundary or limit.

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  • Dirac
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    8 years ago
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    'audacter ire' = to boldly go ('to go' in the original is an infinitive and should be translated as such)

    'finis ultimus' (or 'terminus ultimus') = the final frontier

    ultimus = farthest, most remote, uttermost, extreme, final

    audacter = boldly, courageously

    Here's the whole thing just for fun:

    "spatium, finis ultimus, hae sunt navigationes astronavis Enterprise, cuius legatio quinque annorum: explorare alienos et novos orbes, quaerere novam vitam et novos cultus, audacter ire quo nemo antea iit."

    Edit: I just had a thought. I can't recall the exact sound of Kirks little speech, but if he emphasises the word final, then "ultimus finis" might be better.

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