Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/iː/ /iː/ close front long unrounded vowel /iː/ close front long unrounded vowel /iː/ close front long unrounded vowel

<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

<líon> ‘fill; net’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ iː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ iː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ iː ɴ / 8500

<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

<luí> ‘lie’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ai / / ˈ ʟ ai /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ʟ iː / 8511

<maidhm> ‘avalanche’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ / 8513

<maígh> ‘boast’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː j / / ˈ m iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː / / ˈ m iː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ m iː ɡʹ / 8518

<maoin> ‘property’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː nʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ / 8519

<maoiniú> ‘funding’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ ʉː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ uː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ iː . ˈ nʲ uː / / m iː . ˈ ɴʹ uː / 8520

<mhaoigh> ‘boast (past)’

▶ / ˈ w iː j / / ˈ v iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ vˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ v iː ɡʹ / 8528

<mí> ‘month’

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː / 8530