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

/eː/ /eː/ front close-mid long unrounded vowel /eː/ front close-mid long unrounded vowel /eː/ front close-mid long unrounded vowel

<aontú> ‘agreement’

▶ / ˈ eː n̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ eː ɴ . t uː /

▶ / ˈ eː n̪ˠ . t̪ˠ uː / / ˈ eː ɴ . t uː /

▶ / eː n̪ˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ uː / / eː ɴ . ˈ t uː / 8106

<aos> ‘generation’

▶ / ˈ iː sˠ / / ˈ iː s /

▶ / ˈ iː sˠ / / ˈ iː s /

▶ / ˈ eː sˠ / / ˈ eː s / 8107

<bé> ‘muse’

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː / / ˈ bʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː / / ˈ bʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː / / ˈ bʹ eː / 8129

<béal> ‘mouth’

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ eː ʟ / 8130

<béil> ‘mouths’

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ bʹ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ bʹ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː lʲ / / ˈ bʹ eː lʹ / 8136

<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

<buidéil> ‘bottles’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɪ . ʤ a l̠ʲ / / ˈ bʹ i . dʹ a ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ . d̠ʲ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ b i . dʹ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / bˠ ɪ . ˈ dʲ eː lʲ / / b i . ˈ dʹ eː lʹ / 8163

<buíochas> ‘thanks’

▶ / ˈ bˠ iː . x ə sˠ / / ˈ b iː . x ə s /

▶ / ˈ bˠ iː . x ə sˠ / / ˈ b iː . x ə s /

▶ / ˈ bˠ eː . x ə sˠ / / ˈ b eː . x ə s / 8164

<cad> ‘what’

▶ / ˈ k a d̪ˠ / / ˈ k a d /

▶ / ˈ c eː ɾˠ d̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ eː r d /

▶ / ˈ k a d̪ˠ / / ˈ k a d / 8170

<caol> ‘narrow (masculine)’

▶ / ˈ k iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k eː ʟ / 8185