Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Irish of Gaoth Dobhair Irish of An Ceathrú Rua Irish of Corca Dhuibhne

/u/ /ɤ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel /ʊ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel /ʊ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel

<thug> ‘gave’

▶ / ˈ hˠ ʌ ɡ / / ˈ h o ɡ /

▶ / ˈ hˠ ʊ ɡ / / ˈ h u ɡ /

▶ / ˈ hˠ ʊ ɡ / / ˈ h u ɡ / 8751

<tiubh> ‘thick’

▶ / ˈ ʧ ɤ w / / ˈ tʹ u v /

▶ / ˈ t̠ʲ ʌ w / / ˈ tʹ o v /

▶ / ˈ tʲ ʊ vˠ / / ˈ tʹ u v / 8757

<trioblóid> ‘trouble’

▶ / ˈ ʧ ɾʲ ʌ bˠ . l̪ˠ a ʤ / / ˈ tʹ rʹ o b . ʟ a dʹ /

▶ / ˈ t̠ʲ ɾʲ ʊ bˠ . l̪ˠ oː d̠ʲ / / ˈ tʹ rʹ u b . ʟ oː dʹ /

▶ / tʲ ɾʲ ɪ . ˈ bˠ l̪ˠ oː dʲ / / tʹ rʹ i . ˈ b ʟ oː dʹ / 8776

<triuf> ‘club (playing cards)’

▶ / ˈ ʧ ɾʲ ɤ fˠ / / ˈ tʹ rʹ u f /

▶ / ˈ t̠ʲ ɾʲ ʊ fˠ / / ˈ tʹ rʹ u f /

▶ / ˈ tʲ ɾʲ ʊ fˠ / / ˈ tʹ rʹ u f / 8777

<ucht> ‘chest’

▶ / ˈ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ o x t /

▶ / ˈ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ o x t /

▶ / ˈ ʊ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ u x t / 8792

<ung> ‘anoint’

▶ / ˈ ʌ ŋ / / ˈ o ŋ /

▶ / ˈ ʌ ŋ / / ˈ o ŋ /

▶ / ˈ ʊ ŋ / / ˈ u ŋ / 8794

<ungfaidh> ‘will anoint’

▶ / ˈ ʌ . ŋ̊ iː / / ˈ o . hŋ iː /

▶ / ˈ ʌ . ŋ̊ ə / / ˈ o . hŋ ə /

▶ / ˈ ʊ ŋ . hˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ u ŋ . h i ɡʹ / 8795

<ungtha> ‘anointed’

▶ / ˈ ʌ . ŋ̊ ə / / ˈ o . hŋ ə /

▶ / ˈ ʌ . ŋ̊ iː / / ˈ o . hŋ iː /

▶ / ˈ ʊ ŋ . hˠ ə / / ˈ u ŋ . h ə / 8796

<urlár> ‘floor’

▶ / ˈ ɤ ɾˠ . l̪ˠ a ɾˠ / / ˈ u r . ʟ a r /

▶ / ˈ au ɾˠ . l̪ˠ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ au r . ʟ aː r /

▶ / uː ɾˠ . ˈ l̪ˠ ɑː ɾˠ / / uː r . ˈ ʟ aː r / 8797