Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ə/ /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel

<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

<eala> ‘swan’

▶ / ˈ a . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ a . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ a . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ a . ʟ ə / 8356

<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

<fada> ‘long’

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . d̪ˠ ə / / ˈ f a . d ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː . d̪ˠ ə / / ˈ f aː . d ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . d̪ˠ ə / / ˈ f a . d ə / 8362

<falang> ‘phalanx’

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . l̪ˠ ə ŋ / / ˈ f a . ʟ ə ŋ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . l̪ˠ ə ŋ / / ˈ f a . ʟ ə ŋ /

▶ / fˠ ə . ˈ l̪ˠ a ŋ / / f ə . ˈ ʟ a ŋ / 8366

<Fine Gael> ‘Fine Gael’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɪ . n̪ˠ ə # ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ fʹ i . ɴ ə # ˈ ɡ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɪ # ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ fʹ i . ɴʹ i # ˈ ɡ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɪ . n̪ˠ ə # ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ fʹ i . ɴ ə # ˈ ɡ eː ʟ / 8386

<foirb> ‘knurl’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ . ɾʲ ə bʲ / / ˈ f o . rʹ ə bʹ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɪ . ɾʲ ɪ bʲ / / ˈ f i . rʹ i bʹ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɪ . ɾʲ ɪ bʲ / / ˈ f i . rʹ i bʹ / 8394

<foirbfidh> ‘will knurl’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ . ɾʲ ə . pʲ iː / / ˈ f o . rʹ ə . pʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɪ . ɾʲ ɪ . pʲ ə / / ˈ f i . rʹ i . pʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɪ . ɾʲ ɪ . pʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ f i . rʹ i . pʹ i ɡʹ / 8395