Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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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

<cré> ‘earth’

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ eː / / ˈ kʹ rʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ eː / / ˈ kʹ rʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ eː / / ˈ kʹ rʹ eː / 8267

<Dé> ‘God (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ ʤ eː / / ˈ dʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ eː / / ˈ dʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ dʲ eː / / ˈ dʹ eː / 8311

<déanfaidh> ‘will do’

▶ / ˈ ʤ eː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ dʹ eː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ eː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ eː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8314

<drochshléacht> ‘bad massacre’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ x . ˈ l̠̊ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o x . ˈ hʟʹ eː x t /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ x . ˈ l̠̊ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o x . ˈ hʟʹ eː x t /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ x . ˈ l̥ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o x . ˈ hʟʹ eː x t / 8347

<éad> ‘jealousy’

▶ / ˈ eː d̪ˠ / / ˈ eː d /

▶ / ˈ eː d̪ˠ / / ˈ eː d /

▶ / ˈ eː d̪ˠ / / ˈ eː d / 8354

<éan> ‘bird’

▶ / ˈ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ eː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ eː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ eː ɴ / 8357

<éin> ‘birds’

▶ / ˈ eː n̠ʲ / / ˈ eː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ eː . n̪ˠ ə . x iː / / ˈ eː . ɴ ə . x iː /

▶ / ˈ eː nʲ / / ˈ eː ɴʹ / 8358

<féar> ‘grass’

▶ / ˈ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ fʹ eː r / 8373

<Fine Gael> ‘Fine Gael’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɪ . n̪ˠ ə # ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ fʹ i . ɴ ə # ˈ ɡ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɪ # ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ fʹ i . ɴʹ i # ˈ ɡ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɪ . n̪ˠ ə # ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ fʹ i . ɴ ə # ˈ ɡ eː ʟ / 8386

<Gaeil> ‘Gaelic people’

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː lʲ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟʹ / 8413