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

/s/ /sˠ/ alveolar consonant fricative laminal velarised voiceless /sˠ/ alveolar consonant fricative laminal velarised voiceless /sˠ/ alveolar consonant fricative laminal velarised voiceless

<scoil> ‘school’

▶ / ˈ sˠ k ʌ l / / ˈ s k o lʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ k ɛ l̠ʲ / / ˈ s k e ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ k ʌ lʲ / / ˈ s k o ʟʹ / 8642

<scóip> ‘scope (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ sˠ k oː pʲ / / ˈ s k oː pʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ k oː pʲ / / ˈ s k oː pʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ k oː pʲ / / ˈ s k oː pʹ / 8643

<scóp> ‘scope’

▶ / ˈ sˠ k ɔː pˠ / / ˈ s k ɔː p /

▶ / ˈ sˠ k oː pˠ / / ˈ s k oː p /

▶ / ˈ sˠ k oː pˠ / / ˈ s k oː p / 8644

<Séamas> ‘Séamas (boy's name)’

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . mˠ ə sˠ / / ˈ sʹ eː . m ə s /

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . mˠ ə sˠ / / ˈ sʹ eː . m ə s /

▶ / ˈ ʃ eː . mˠ ə sˠ / / ˈ sʹ eː . m ə s / 8647

<seas> ‘stand’

▶ / ˈ ɕ a sˠ / / ˈ sʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ ɕ a sˠ / / ˈ sʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ ʃ a sˠ / / ˈ sʹ a s / 8649

<sféar> ‘sphere’

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r / 8658

<shmachtaigh> ‘discipline (past)’

▶ / ˈ m̥ˠ a x . t̪ˠ iː / / ˈ hm a x . t iː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mˠ a x . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ s m a x . t ə /

▶ / ˈ m̥ˠ a x . t̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ hm a x . t i ɡʹ / 8663

<shmaoinigh> ‘think (past)’

▶ / ˈ m̥ˠ iː . n̠ʲ iː / / ˈ hm iː . ɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mˠ iː . n ɪ / / ˈ s m iː . nʹ i /

▶ / ˈ m̥ˠ iː . nʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ hm iː . ɴʹ i ɡʹ / 8664

<shmear> ‘smudge (past)’

▶ / ˈ m̥ʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ hmʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ a r /

▶ / ˈ m̥ʲ a ɾˠ / / ˈ hmʹ a r / 8665

<síl> ‘seed (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ sˠ iː l̠ʲ / / ˈ s iː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː l̠ʲ / / ˈ sʹ iː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ ʃ iː lʲ / / ˈ sʹ iː ʟʹ / 8677