Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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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

<bearr> ‘shave’

▶ / ˈ bʲ æː ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ aː r /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ aː r /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ aː r / 8133

<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

<bearrtha> ‘shaved’

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

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . t ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr ə / 8135

<bhán> ‘white (fem.)’

▶ / ˈ w æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ w ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ vˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ / 8139

<boladh> ‘smell’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ b o . ʟ uː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ b aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / bˠ ə ˈ . l̪ˠ a / / b ə ˈ . ʟ a / 8153

<cá> ‘where’

▶ / ˈ k æː / / ˈ k aː /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː / / ˈ k aː /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː / / ˈ k aː / 8167

<cág> ‘jackdaw’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɡ / / ˈ k aː ɡ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɟ / / ˈ k aː ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɡ / / ˈ k aː ɡ / 8172

<cáig> ‘jackdaw (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɟ / / ˈ k aː ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɟ / / ˈ k aː ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɟ / / ˈ k aː ɡʹ / 8173

<caighdeán> ‘standard’

▶ / ˈ k ai . ʤ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ai . dʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k ai . d̠ʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ai . dʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / k ai . ˈ dʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / k ai . ˈ dʹ aː ɴ / 8174

<caill> ‘lose’

▶ / ˈ k æː l̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː l̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ai lʲ / / ˈ k ai lʹ / 8176