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

/r/ /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced

<sféar> ‘sphere’

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r / 8658

<shmear> ‘smudge (past)’

▶ / ˈ m̥ʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ hmʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ m̥ʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ hmʹ a r / 8665

<shocraigh> ‘settle (past)’

▶ / ˈ hˠ ʌ k . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ h o k . r iː /

▶ / ˈ hˠ ʌ k . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ h o k . r ə /

▶ / ˈ hˠ ʌ k . ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ h o k . r i ɡʹ / 8669

<Síofra> ‘Síofra (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː fˠ . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ sʹ iː f . r ə /

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː . fˠ ɾˠ ə / / ˈ sʹ iː . f r ə /

▶ / ˈ ʃ iː . fˠ ɾˠ ə / / ˈ sʹ iː . f r ə / 8682

<sípéir> ‘sheepdog’

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː . pʲ ɛ ɾˠ / / ˈ sʹ iː . pʹ e r /

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː . pʲ eː ɾʲ / / ˈ sʹ iː . pʹ eː rʹ /

▶ / ʃ iː . ˈ pʲ eː ɾʲ / / sʹ iː . ˈ pʹ eː rʹ / 8686

<sméar> ‘aggregate fruit’

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ eː r / 8693

<soir> ‘eastward’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɛ ɾˠ / / ˈ s e r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ s e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ s i rʹ / 8702

<sroich> ‘reach’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ a ç / / ˈ s r a xʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ʌ / / ˈ s r o /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ɪ ʃ / / ˈ s r i sʹ / 8706

<sroichfidh> ‘will reach’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ a . ç iː / / ˈ s r a . xʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ɪ . ç ɪ / / ˈ s r i . xʹ i /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ɪ . ʃ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ s r i . sʹ i ɡʹ / 8707

<súgradh> ‘play’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʉː . ɡ ɾˠ ʉː / / ˈ s uː . ɡ r uː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ uː . ɡ ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s uː . ɡ r ə /

▶ / ˈ sˠ uː . ɡ ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s uː . ɡ r ə / 8715