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

/./ /./ suprasegmental syllable break /./ suprasegmental syllable break /./ suprasegmental syllable break

<dona> ‘bad’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d o . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d u . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d u . ɴ ə / 8344

<dorcha> ‘dark’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ a . ɾˠ a . x a / / ˈ d a . r a . x a /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . ɾˠ ə . x ə / / ˈ d o . r ə . x ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . ɾˠ ə . x ə / / ˈ d o . r ə . x ə / 8345

<drochshléacht> ‘bad massacre’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ x . ˈ l̠̊ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o x . ˈ hʟʹ eː x t /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ x . ˈ l̠̊ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o x . ˈ hʟʹ eː x t /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ x . ˈ l̥ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o x . ˈ hʟʹ eː x t / 8347

<droichead> ‘bridge’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ɛ . ç ə d̪ˠ / / ˈ d r e . xʹ ə d /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ɛ . hˠ ə d̪ˠ / / ˈ d r e . h ə d /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ . hˠ ə d̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o . h ə d / 8348

<duine> ‘person’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ d i . ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ d i . ɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . nʲ ɛ / / ˈ d i . nʹ e / 8351

<dúnfaidh> ‘close (future)’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ d uː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̠̊ʲ ɪ / / ˈ d uː . hɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ d uː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8353

<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