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

/a/ /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel

<scadán> ‘herring’

▶ / ˈ sˠ k a . d̪ˠ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ s k a . d a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ k ʌ . d̪ˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ s k o . d aː ɴ /

▶ / sˠ k ʌ . ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / s k o . ˈ d aː ɴ / 8641

<seacht> ‘seven’

▶ / ˈ ɕ a x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ a x t /

▶ / ˈ ɕ a x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ a x t /

▶ / ˈ ʃ a x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ a x t / 8646

<seas> ‘stand’

▶ / ˈ ɕ a sˠ / / ˈ sʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ ɕ a sˠ / / ˈ sʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ ʃ a sˠ / / ˈ sʹ a s / 8649

<sheachaid> ‘deliver (past)’

▶ / ˈ hʲ a . x ɪ ʤ / / ˈ hʹ a . x i dʹ /

▶ / ˈ hʲ a . x ɪ d̠ʲ / / ˈ hʹ a . x i dʹ /

▶ / ˈ hʲ a . x ɪ dʲ / / ˈ hʹ a . x i dʹ / 8659

<shmachtaigh> ‘discipline (past)’

▶ / ˈ m̥ˠ a x . t̪ˠ iː / / ˈ hm a x . t iː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mˠ a x . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ s m a x . t ə /

▶ / ˈ m̥ˠ a x . t̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ hm a x . t i ɡʹ / 8663

<shmear> ‘smudge (past)’

▶ / ˈ m̥ʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ hmʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ m̥ʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ hmʹ a r / 8665

<shreabh> ‘flow (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ au / / ˈ hrʹ au /

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ au / / ˈ hrʹ au /

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ a vˠ / / ˈ hrʹ a v / 8671

<snag> ‘stammer’

▶ / ˈ sˠ n̪ˠ a ɡ / / ˈ s ɴ a ɡ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ n̪ˠ a ɡ / / ˈ s ɴ a ɡ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ n̪ˠ a ɡ / / ˈ s ɴ a ɡ / 8694

<sneachtúil> ‘snowy’

▶ / ˈ ɕ n̠ʲ a x . t̪ˠ ʉː l / / ˈ sʹ ɴʹ a x . t uː lʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɕ n̠ʲ a x . t̪ˠ uː l / / ˈ sʹ ɴʹ a x . t uː lʹ /

▶ / ʃ nʲ a x . ˈ t̪ˠ uː lʲ / / sʹ ɴʹ a x . ˈ t uː ʟʹ / 8698

<sroich> ‘reach’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ a ç / / ˈ s r a xʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ʌ / / ˈ s r o /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ɪ ʃ / / ˈ s r i sʹ / 8706