Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/i/ /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel

<ith> ‘eat’

▶ / ˈ ɪ hʲ / / ˈ i hʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɪ ç / / ˈ i xʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɪ / / ˈ i / 8468

<leathfaidh> ‘will spread’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a . hˠ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a . hˠ ɛ / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h e /

▶ / ˈ lʲ a . hˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h i ɡʹ / 8484

<léimfidh> ‘will jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l eː . m̥ʲ ɪ / / ˈ l eː . hmʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː mʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8489

<léimfinn> ‘would jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ l eː . m̥ʲ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ l eː . hmʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɪ nʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ . hʹ i nʹ / 8490

<lig> ‘allow’

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ i ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ i ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ i ɡʹ / 8494

<ligh> ‘lick’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ ʟʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ ai ɟ / / ˈ ʟʹ ai ɡʹ / 8495

<ling> ‘spring’

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɲ / / ˈ lʹ i ŋʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɪ ɲ / / ˈ ʟʹ i ŋʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː ɲ / / ˈ lʹ iː ŋʹ / 8497

<lingfidh> ‘will spring’

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɲ . hʲ iː / / ˈ lʹ i ŋʹ . hʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɪ ɲ . hʲ ɪ / / ˈ ʟʹ i ŋʹ . hʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː ɲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ iː ŋʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8498

<lingthe> ‘sprung’

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɲ . hʲ ɪ / / ˈ lʹ i ŋʹ . hʹ i /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɪ ɲ . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ i ŋʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː ɲ . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ lʹ iː ŋʹ . hʹ e / 8499

<líonfaidh> ‘will fill’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ iː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ ʟʹ iː . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ʟʹ iː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8501