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

<cáin> ‘tax (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ k æː n̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː n̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː nʲ / / ˈ k aː nʹ / 8177

<cairde> ‘friends’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɾˠ . ʤ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . d̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ i /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . dʲ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e / 8179

<cáireach> ‘dirty’

▶ / ˈ k æː . ɾʲ a x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ a x /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ ə x / 8180

<cáis> ‘cheese’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɕ / / ˈ k aː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɕ / / ˈ k aː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ʃ / / ˈ k aː sʹ / 8181

<carr> ‘car’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɾˠ / / ˈ k aː r /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ k aː r /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ k aː r / 8190

<cás> ‘case’

▶ / ˈ k æː sˠ / / ˈ k aː s /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː sˠ / / ˈ k aː s /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː sˠ / / ˈ k aː s / 8192

<ceann> ‘one’

▶ / ˈ c ʌ n̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ o ɴ /

▶ / ˈ c ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ c ɔu n̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ au ɴ / 8199

<ceardaí> ‘tradesman’

▶ / ˈ c æː ɾˠ . d̪ˠ iː / / ˈ kʹ aː r . d iː /

▶ / ˈ c ɑː ɾˠ . d̪ˠ iː / / ˈ kʹ aː r . d iː /

▶ / c ɑː ɾˠ . ˈ d̪ˠ iː / / kʹ aː r . ˈ d iː / 8207

<cladach> ‘shore’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ a . d̪ˠ a x / / ˈ k ʟ a . d a x /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ɑː . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k ʟ aː . d ə x /

▶ / k l̪ˠ ə . ˈ d̪ˠ a x / / k ʟ ə . ˈ d a x / 8240

<cloicheán> ‘prawn’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . hʲ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ʟ o . hʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . ç ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ʟ o . xʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / k l̪ˠ ʌ . ˈ hˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / k ʟ o . ˈ h aː ɴ / 8242