Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

<maidhm> ‘avalanche’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ / 8513

<maighdean> ‘virgin’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ai . ʤ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ m ai . dʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ai . d̠ʲ ə n̪ˠ / / ˈ m ai . dʹ ə ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ai . dʲ ə n̪ˠ / / ˈ m ai . dʹ ə ɴ / 8514

<Máire> ‘Máire (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e / 8515

<maith> ‘good’

▶ / ˈ mˠ a hʲ / / ˈ m a hʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ a / / ˈ m a /

▶ / ˈ mˠ a / / ˈ m a / 8516

<maoin> ‘property’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː nʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ / 8519

<maoiniú> ‘funding’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ ʉː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ uː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ iː . ˈ nʲ uː / / m iː . ˈ ɴʹ uː / 8520

<máthair> ‘mother’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . hˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ / 8521

<meáin> ‘media’

▶ / ˈ mʲ æː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː nʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ / 8523

<meoin> ‘attitude (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː nʲ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴʹ / 8526

<mhaoigh> ‘boast (past)’

▶ / ˈ w iː j / / ˈ v iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ vˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ v iː ɡʹ / 8528