Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Irish of Gaoth Dobhair Irish of An Ceathrú Rua Irish of Corca Dhuibhne

<duine> ‘person’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ d i . ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ d i . ɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . nʲ ɛ / / ˈ d i . nʹ e / 8351

<dúnfaidh> ‘close (future)’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ d uː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̠̊ʲ ɪ / / ˈ d uː . hɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ d uː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8353

<eaglais> ‘church’

▶ / ˈ ʌ ɡ . l̪ˠ ə ɕ / / ˈ o ɡ . ʟ ə sʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . ɡ l̪ˠ ə ɕ / / ˈ aː . ɡ ʟ ə sʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . ɡ l̪ˠ ə ʃ / / ˈ a . ɡ ʟ ə sʹ / 8355

<éin> ‘birds’

▶ / ˈ eː n̠ʲ / / ˈ eː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ eː . n̪ˠ ə . x iː / / ˈ eː . ɴ ə . x iː /

▶ / ˈ eː nʲ / / ˈ eː ɴʹ / 8358

<Eithne> ‘Eithne (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ ɛ . n̠̊ʲ ɛ / / ˈ e . hɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɛ t̪ˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ e t . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ ɛ . hʲ ɪ . nʲ ɛ / / ˈ e . hʹ i . ɴʹ e / 8359

<eochair> ‘key’

▶ / ˈ ʌ . x ə ɾʲ / / ˈ o . x ə rʹ /

▶ / ˈ ʌ . x ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ o . x i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ ʌ . x ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ o . x i rʹ / 8360

<fáil> ‘acquisition’

▶ / ˈ fˠ æː l / / ˈ f aː l /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː l̠ʲ / / ˈ f aː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː lʲ / / ˈ f aː ʟʹ / 8364

<falaing> ‘phalanx (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ / / ˈ f a . ʟ i ŋʹ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ / / ˈ f a . ʟ i ŋʹ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ / / ˈ f a . ʟ i ŋʹ / 8365

<faoi cheathair> ‘by four’

▶ / ˌ fˠ iː # ˈ ç a . hˠ a ɾʲ / / ˌ f iː # ˈ xʹ a . h a rʹ /

▶ / ˌ fˠ iː # ˈ ç a . hˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˌ f iː # ˈ xʹ a . h e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ iː # ˈ ç a . hˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ f iː # ˈ xʹ a . h e rʹ / 8367

<faoi> ‘under’

▶ / ˈ fˠ æː / / ˈ f aː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ iː / / ˈ f iː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ iː / / ˈ f iː / 8368