Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

<ceol> ‘music’

▶ / ˈ c oː l̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ oː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ c oː l̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ oː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ c oː l̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ oː ʟ / 8211

<chaitheadh> ‘throw (hab. past)’

▶ / ˈ x a . hʲ ʉː / / ˈ x a . hʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x / 8212

<chaithfeadh> ‘would throw’

▶ / ˈ hˠ a . hʲ ʉː / / ˈ h a . hʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x / 8213

<chaol> ‘narrow (feminine)’

▶ / ˈ x iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ x iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ x iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ x iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ x eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ x eː ʟ / 8214

<chaon> ‘cried’

▶ / ˈ x eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ x eː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ x iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ x iː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ x eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ x eː ɴ / 8215

<chéad> ‘first’

▶ / ˈ ç eː d̪ˠ / / ˈ xʹ eː d /

▶ / ˈ ç eː d̪ˠ / / ˈ xʹ eː d /

▶ / ˈ ç eː d̪ˠ / / ˈ xʹ eː d / 8216

<cheannaigh> ‘buy (past)’

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ iː / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ i ɡʹ / 8217

<cheannaíodh> ‘buy (hab. past)’

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ iː . ʉː / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ iː . uː /

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ iː x / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ iː x /

▶ / ç a . ˈ n̪ˠ iː x / / xʹ a . ˈ ɴ iː x / 8218

<cheannódh> ‘would buy’

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ a . hˠ au / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ a . h au /

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ oː x / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ oː x /

▶ / ç a . ˈ n̪ˠ oː x / / xʹ a . ˈ ɴ oː x / 8219

<chiúnaigh> ‘quieten (past)’

▶ / ˈ ç ʉː . n̠ʲ iː / / ˈ xʹ uː . ɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ç uː . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ xʹ uː . ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ç uː . n̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ xʹ uː . ɴ i ɡʹ / 8220