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

<aomtha> ‘attracted’

▶ / ˈ iː . m̥ˠ ə / / ˈ iː . hm ə /

▶ / ˈ iː mˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ iː m . t ə /

▶ / ˈ eː . m̥ˠ ə / / ˈ eː . hm ə / 8103

<aon> ‘one’

▶ / ˈ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ eː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ iː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ eː ɴ / 8104

<aos> ‘generation’

▶ / ˈ iː sˠ / / ˈ iː s /

▶ / ˈ iː sˠ / / ˈ iː s /

▶ / ˈ eː sˠ / / ˈ eː s / 8107

<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

<atfaidh> ‘will swell’

▶ / ˈ a . t̪ˠ iː / / ˈ a . t iː /

▶ / ˈ a . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ a . t ə /

▶ / ˈ a . t̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ a . t i ɡʹ / 8113

<bainfidh> ‘will remove’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . n̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ b a . hɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a n . hʲ ɪ / / ˈ b a n . hʹ i /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ nʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b i nʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8121

<báistí> ‘rain (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː ɕ . ʧ iː / / ˈ b aː sʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː ɕ . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ b aː sʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / bˠ ɑː ʃ . ˈ tʲ iː / / b aː sʹ . ˈ tʹ iː / 8124

<bearrfaidh> ‘will shave’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a . ɾ̥ˠ iː / / ˈ bʹ a . hr iː /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr i ɡʹ / 8134

<bhí> ‘is (past)’

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː / 8140

<bhuí> ‘yellow (fem.)’

▶ / ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ vˠ iː / / ˈ v iː / 8142