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

<Gall> ‘foreigner’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ au ʟ / 8419

<gas> ‘stem’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a sˠ / / ˈ ɡ a s /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a sˠ / / ˈ ɡ a s /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a sˠ / / ˈ ɡ a s / 8422

<geal> ‘bright’

▶ / ˈ ɟ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ a ʟ / 8424

<geall> ‘promise’

▶ / ˈ ɟ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ au ʟ / 8425

<ghalaigh> ‘evaporate (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟ i ɡʹ / 8427

<gheal> ‘bright (fem.)’

▶ / ˈ j a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ / 8429

<gheall> ‘promise (past)’

▶ / ˈ j a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ au ʟ / 8430

<ghreadadh> ‘hammered (past hab.)’

▶ / ˈ j ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d uː /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d ə x /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d ə x / 8431

<ghreadfadh> ‘would hammer’

▶ / ˈ j ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t uː /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t ə x /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t ə x / 8432

<goimh> ‘chill factor’

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɪ vʲ / / ˈ ɡ i vʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a vʲ / / ˈ ɡ a vʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɪ vʲ / / ˈ ɡ i vʹ / 8441