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

<Gaeilge> ‘Irish (language)’

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː . l ɪ c / / ˈ ɡ eː . l i kʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̠ʲ . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟʹ . ɡʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː . l̪ˠ ə nʲ / / ˈ ɡ eː . ʟ ə ɴʹ / 8414

<Gael> ‘Gaelic person’

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟ / 8415

<gaol> ‘relation’

▶ / ˈ ɡ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟ / 8420

<gé> ‘goose’

▶ / ˈ ɟ eː / / ˈ ɡʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ ɟ eː / / ˈ ɡʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ ɟ eː / / ˈ ɡʹ eː / 8423

<ghaolta> ‘related (fem.)’

▶ / ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɣ iː ʟ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɣ iː ʟ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɣ eː ʟ . t ə / 8428

<i ngéibheann> ‘in captivity’

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ eː . vʲ ɪ n̪ˠ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ eː . vʹ i ɴ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ eː . vʲ ə n̪ˠ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ eː . vʹ ə ɴ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ eː . vʲ ə n̪ˠ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ eː . vʹ ə ɴ / 8450

<inné> ‘yesterday’

▶ / ɪ . ˈ n̠ʲ eː / / i . ˈ ɴʹ eː /

▶ / ɪ . ˈ n̠ʲ eː / / i . ˈ ɴʹ eː /

▶ / ɪ . ˈ nʲ eː / / i . ˈ ɴʹ eː / 8454

<lae> ‘day (genitive)’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ eː / / ˈ ʟ eː /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ eː / / ˈ ʟ eː /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ eː / / ˈ ʟ eː / 8472

<le haol> ‘with lime’

▶ / l ɛ # ˈ hˠ iː l̪ˠ / / l e # ˈ h iː ʟ /

▶ / l ɛ # ˈ hˠ iː l̪ˠ / / l e # ˈ h iː ʟ /

▶ / lʲ ɛ # ˈ hˠ eː l̪ˠ / / lʹ e # ˈ h eː ʟ / 8476

<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