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

<feairín> ‘little man; garden gnome’

▶ / ˈ fʲ a . ɾʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ fʹ a . rʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ a . ɾʲ iː n / / ˈ fʹ a . rʹ iː n /

▶ / fʲ a . ˈ ɾʲ iː nʲ / / fʹ a . ˈ rʹ iː nʹ / 8372

<fear> ‘man’

▶ / ˈ fʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ fʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ fʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ fʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ fʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ fʹ a r / 8374

<foghraíocht> ‘phonetics’

▶ / ˈ fˠ au . ɾˠ iː . a x t̪ˠ / / ˈ f au . r iː . a x t /

▶ / ˈ fˠ au . ɾˠ iə x t̪ˠ / / ˈ f au . r iə x t /

▶ / fˠ ɔu . ˈ ɾˠ iə x t̪ˠ / / f au . ˈ r iə x t / 8392

<folach> ‘concealment’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ . l̪ˠ a x / / ˈ f o . ʟ a x /

▶ / ə # ˈ w a . l̪ˠ ə x / / ə # ˈ v a . ʟ ə x /

▶ / fˠ ʌ . ˈ l̪ˠ a x / / f o . ˈ ʟ a x / 8397

<foscadh> ‘shelter’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ sˠ . k ʉː / / ˈ f o s . k uː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . sˠ k ə / / ˈ f a . s k ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ sˠ . k ə / / ˈ f o s . k ə / 8400

<fuinneog> ‘window’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ a ɡ / / ˈ f i . ɴʹ a ɡ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ oː ɟ / / ˈ f i . ɴʹ oː ɡʹ /

▶ / fˠ ɪ . ˈ nʲ oː ɟ / / f i . ˈ nʹ oː ɡʹ / 8407

<gad> ‘with’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a d̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ a d /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a d̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ a d /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a d̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ a d / 8412

<gaineamh> ‘sand’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . n̠ʲ ə w / / ˈ ɡ a . ɴʹ ə v /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . n ɛ / / ˈ ɡ a . n e /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . nʲ ə vˠ / / ˈ ɡ a . ɴʹ ə v / 8416

<gal> ‘steam’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a l / / ˈ ɡ a l /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ a ʟ / 8417

<galar> ‘disease’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . l̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / ˈ ɡ a . ʟ ə r /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a l̪ˠ . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ ɡ a ʟ . r ə /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . l̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / ˈ ɡ a . ʟ ə r / 8418