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

<oileán> ‘island’

▶ / ˈ ɛ . l̪ˠ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ e . ʟ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . l ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ i . lʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ɪ . ˈ lʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / i . ˈ ʟʹ aː ɴ / 8583

<oir> ‘fit’

▶ / ˈ ɔː ɾʲ / / ˈ ɔː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ l / / ˈ fʹ e lʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ i rʹ / 8585

<oirfidh> ‘will fit’

▶ / ˈ ɔː . ɾ̥ʲ iː / / ˈ ɔː . hrʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . l̥ ɪ / / ˈ fʹ e . hlʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . ɾ̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ i . hrʹ i ɡʹ / 8586

<oirthe> ‘fitted’

▶ / ˈ ɔː . ɾ̥ʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɔː . hrʹ e /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ l . t̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ fʹ e lʹ . tʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . ɾ̥ʲ ɛ / / ˈ i . hrʹ e / 8587

<paidrín> ‘Rosary beads’

▶ / ˈ pˠ a . ʤ ɪ . ɾʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ p a . dʹ i . rʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɑː . d̠ʲ ɪ . ɾʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ p aː . dʹ i . rʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / pˠ a . ˈ dʲ ɾʲ iː nʲ / / p a . ˈ dʹ rʹ iː ɴʹ / 8593

<pingin> ‘penny’

▶ / ˈ pʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ pʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ pʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ pʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ ɲ . ɪ nʲ / / ˈ pʹ i ŋʹ . i ɴʹ / 8601

<pinn> ‘pens’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ pʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ pʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ pʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ pʲ iː nʲ / / ˈ pʹ iː ɴʹ / 8602

<pionsúr> ‘pincers’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ n̪ˠ . sˠ ɤ ɾˠ / / ˈ pʹ i ɴ . s u r /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʊ n̪ˠ . sˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ pʹ u ɴ . s uː r /

▶ / pʲ ʊ n̪ˠ . ˈ sˠ uː ɾˠ / / pʹ u ɴ . ˈ s uː r / 8605

<pionta> ‘pint’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʌ n̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ pʹ o ɴ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ n̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ pʹ i ɴ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ pʲ uː n̪ˠ t̪ˠ / / ˈ pʹ uː ɴ t / 8606

<pis> ‘pea’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ ɕ / / ˈ pʹ i sʹ /

▶ / ˈ pʲ iː ɕ / / ˈ pʹ iː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ pʲ iː ʃ / / ˈ pʹ iː sʹ / 8607