Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Transcription key orthographic transcription <sampla> dialectal phonemic transcription /sampla/ Celticist phonemic transcription /sampla/

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

/a/ /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel

<Ciara> ‘Ciara (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ c ia . ɾˠ a / / ˈ kʹ iə . r a /

▶ / ˈ c iə . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ iə . r ə /

▶ / ˈ c iə . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ iə . r ə / 8226

<ciotach> ‘awkward’

▶ / ˈ c ɪ . t̪ˠ a x / / ˈ kʹ i . t a x /

▶ / ˈ c ɪ . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ kʹ i . t ə x /

▶ / c ʊ . ˈ t̪ˠ a x / / kʹ u . ˈ t a x / 8233

<clabaire> ‘clapperboard’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ a . bˠ ə . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ k ʟ a . b ə . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ a . bˠ ə . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ k ʟ a . b ə . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ a . bˠ ɪ . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ k ʟ a . b i . rʹ i / 8239

<cladach> ‘shore’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ a . d̪ˠ a x / / ˈ k ʟ a . d a x /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ɑː . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k ʟ aː . d ə x /

▶ / k l̪ˠ ə . ˈ d̪ˠ a x / / k ʟ ə . ˈ d a x / 8240

<clocha> ‘stones’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . hˠ ə / / ˈ k ʟ o . h ə /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . x ə / / ˈ k ʟ o . x ə /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . x a / / ˈ k ʟ o . x a / 8241

<cloicheán> ‘prawn’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . hʲ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ʟ o . hʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . ç ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ʟ o . xʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / k l̪ˠ ʌ . ˈ hˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / k ʟ o . ˈ h aː ɴ / 8242

<coinníoll> ‘condition’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ . n̠ʲ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ k o . ɴʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k ɪ . n̠ʲ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k i . ɴʹ iː ʟ /

▶ / k ɪ . ˈ nʲ iː l̪ˠ / / k i . ˈ nʹ iː ʟ / 8251

<contae> ‘county’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ n̪ˠ . d̪ˠ a j / / ˈ k o ɴ . d a ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ n̪ˠ . d̪ˠ eː / / ˈ k u ɴ . d eː /

▶ / k ʊ n̪ˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ eː / / k u ɴ . ˈ t eː / 8256

<cos> ‘foot’

▶ / ˈ k a sˠ / / ˈ k a s /

▶ / ˈ k ʌ ɕ / / ˈ k o sʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ʌ sˠ / / ˈ k o s / 8259

<craic> ‘fun’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ a c / / ˈ k r a kʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ a c / / ˈ k r a kʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ a c / / ˈ k r a kʹ / 8261