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

/ˈ/ /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental

<leaic> ‘lac’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a c / / ˈ ʟʹ a kʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a c / / ˈ ʟʹ a kʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ a c / / ˈ ʟʹ a kʹ / 8481

<léann> ‘studies’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɴ / 8482

<leas> ‘benefit’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a sˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a sˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ lʲ a sˠ / / ˈ lʹ a s / 8483

<leathfaidh> ‘will spread’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a . hˠ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a . hˠ ɛ / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h e /

▶ / ˈ lʲ a . hˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h i ɡʹ / 8484

<léi> ‘with her’

▶ / ˈ l eː / / ˈ l eː /

▶ / ˈ l eː . hˠ ə / / ˈ l eː . h ə /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ lʹ eː . hʹ e / 8485

<léigh> ‘read’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː j / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː ɡʹ / 8486

<leigheas> ‘medicine’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː sˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː s /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ai sˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ ai s /

▶ / ˈ lʲ ai sˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ ai s / 8487

<léim> ‘jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː mʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː mʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ / / ˈ lʹ eː mʹ / 8488

<léimfidh> ‘will jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l eː . m̥ʲ ɪ / / ˈ l eː . hmʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː mʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8489

<léimfinn> ‘would jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ l eː . m̥ʲ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ l eː . hmʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɪ nʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ . hʹ i nʹ / 8490