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

/aː/ /æː/ long open vowel /ɑː/ long open vowel /ɑː/ long open vowel

<am> ‘time’

▶ / ˈ æː mˠ / / ˈ aː m /

▶ / ˈ a mˠ / / ˈ a m /

▶ / ˈ ɔu mˠ / / ˈ au m / 8080

<amárach> ‘tomorrow’

▶ / ə . ˈ mˠ æː . ɾˠ a x / / ə . ˈ m aː . r a x /

▶ / ə . ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ə . ˈ m aː . rʹ ə x /

▶ / ə . ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ə . ˈ m aː . rʹ ə x / 8081

<anam> ‘soul’

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə mˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə m /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . n̪ˠ ə mˠ / / ˈ aː . ɴ ə m /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə mˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə m / 8092

<ard> ‘high’

▶ / ˈ æː ɾˠ d̪ˠ / / ˈ aː r d /

▶ / ˈ ɑː ɾˠ d̪ˠ / / ˈ aː r d /

▶ / ˈ ɑː ɾˠ d̪ˠ / / ˈ aː r d / 8111

<bá> ‘bay’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː / / ˈ b aː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː / / ˈ b aː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː / / ˈ b aː / 8115

<bád> ‘boat’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː d̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː d /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː d̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː d /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː d̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː d / 8117

<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

<bán> ‘white’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː ɴ / 8126

<barr> ‘top’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː ɾˠ / / ˈ b aː r /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ b aː r /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ b aː r / 8127

<bearna> ‘gap’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ a r . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . ɴ ə / 8132