Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/e/ /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel

<Áine> ‘Áine (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ æː . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ aː . ɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ aː . ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . nʲ ɛ / / ˈ aː . nʹ e / 8073

<anoir> ‘from the east’

▶ / ə . ˈ n̠ʲ ɛ ɾʲ / / ə . ˈ ɴʹ e rʹ /

▶ / ə . ˈ n̪ˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ə . ˈ ɴ e rʹ /

▶ / ə . ˈ n̪ˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ə . ˈ ɴ i rʹ / 8101

<ar bord loinge> ‘aboard a ship’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ oː ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ . ɲ ə / / ˈ e r # ˈ b oː r d # ˈ ʟ i . ŋʹ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ au ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɟ ə / / e r # ˈ b au r d # ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . ɡʹ ə /

▶ / ə ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ oː ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ . ɲ ə / / ə r # ˈ b oː r d # ˈ ʟ i . ŋʹ ə / 8108

<ar tí> ‘about to’

▶ / ɛ ɾˠ . ˈ ʧ iː / / e r . ˈ tʹ iː /

▶ / ɛ ɾʲ . ˈ t̠ʲ iː / / e rʹ . ˈ tʹ iː /

▶ / ɛ ɾˠ . ˈ tʲ iː / / e r . ˈ tʹ iː / 8109

<baic> ‘obstruction (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a c / / ˈ b a kʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɛ c / / ˈ b e kʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a c / / ˈ b a kʹ / 8118

<baile> ‘home; town’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l ɛ / / ˈ b a . l e /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l ɛ / / ˈ b a . l e /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . lʲ ɛ / / ˈ b a . lʹ e / 8119

<bhuel> ‘well!’

▶ / ˈ w a l / / ˈ v a l /

▶ / ˈ w ɛ l / / ˈ v e l /

▶ / ˈ vˠ ɛ lʲ / / ˈ v e ʟʹ / 8141

<buidéal> ‘bottle’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ . ʤ ɛ l̪ˠ / / ˈ b i . dʹ e ʟ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ . d̠ʲ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ b i . dʹ eː ʟ /

▶ / bˠ ɪ . ˈ dʲ eː l̪ˠ / / b i . ˈ dʹ eː ʟ / 8162

<cairde> ‘friends’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɾˠ . ʤ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . d̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ i /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . dʲ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e / 8179

<caora> ‘sheep’

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ɛ / / ˈ k iː . r e /

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k iː . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k iː . r ə / 8186