Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ˈ/ /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental

<bocht> ‘poor’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ b o x t /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ b o x t /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ b o x t / 8151

<bodhar> ‘deaf’

▶ / ˈ bˠ au ɾˠ / / ˈ b au r /

▶ / ˈ bˠ au ɾˠ / / ˈ b au r /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɔu ɾˠ / / ˈ b au r / 8152

<boladh> ‘smell’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ b o . ʟ uː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ b aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / bˠ ə ˈ . l̪ˠ a / / b ə ˈ . ʟ a / 8153

<borrfaidh> ‘will swell’

▶ / ˈ bˠ oː . ɾ̥ˠ iː / / ˈ b oː . hr iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ b o . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ . ɾ̥ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b o . hr i ɡʹ / 8154

<Brian> ‘Brian (boy's name)’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ ia n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ iə ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ iə n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ iə ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ iə n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ iə ɴ / 8155

<bris> ‘break’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ ɪ ɕ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ i sʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ ɪ ɕ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ i sʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ ɪ ʃ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ i sʹ / 8156

<bronn> ‘grant’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ n̪ˠ / / ˈ b r o ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ n̪ˠ / / ˈ b r o ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ɔu n̪ˠ / / ˈ b r au ɴ / 8157

<bronnfaidh> ‘will grant’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ b r o . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ b r o . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ɔu . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b r au . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8158

<buail> ‘hit’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ua l / / ˈ b uə l /

▶ / ˈ bˠ uə l̠ʲ / / ˈ b uə ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ uə lʲ / / ˈ b uə lʹ / 8159

<buailfidh> ‘will hit’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ua . l̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ b uə . hʟʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ uə . l̥ ə / / ˈ b uə . hl ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ uə . l̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b uə . hʟʹ i ɡʹ / 8160