Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/uː/ /ʉː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel

<dhiúl> ‘suckle (past)’

▶ / ˈ j ʉː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ uː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ uː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ uː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ uː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ uː ʟ / 8324

<dhún> ‘close (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɣ ʉː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣ uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɣ uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ ɣ uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɣ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣ uː ɴ / 8325

<díothú> ‘extermination’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː . hˠ ʉː / / ˈ dʹ iː . h uː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . hˠ uː / / ˈ dʹ iː . h uː /

▶ / dʲ iː . ˈ hˠ uː / / dʹ iː . ˈ h uː / 8337

<dlíthiúil> ‘legal’

▶ / ˈ ʤ l̠ʲ iː . hʲ ʉː l / / ˈ dʹ ʟʹ iː . hʹ uː l /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ l̠ʲ a . hˠ uː l̠ʲ / / ˈ dʹ ʟʹ a . h uː ʟʹ /

▶ / ɟ lʲ ɪ . ˈ hʲ uː lʲ / / ɡʹ lʹ i . ˈ hʹ uː lʹ / 8338

<dom> ‘for me’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ d uː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ ʌ mˠ / / ˈ ɣ o m /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ mˠ / / ˈ d u m / 8341

<Domhnach> ‘Sunday’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ oː . n̪ˠ a x / / ˈ d oː . ɴ a x /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ d uː . ɴ ə x /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɔu . n̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ d au . ɴ ə x / 8343

<dubh> ‘black’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ d uː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ / / ˈ d o /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ vˠ / / ˈ d u v / 8350

<dún> ‘close; fort’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː n̪ˠ / / ˈ d uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ d uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ d uː ɴ / 8352

<dúnfaidh> ‘close (future)’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ d uː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̠̊ʲ ɪ / / ˈ d uː . hɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ d uː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8353

<folamh> ‘empty’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ f o . ʟ uː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ f o . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ . l̪ˠ ə vˠ / / ˈ f o . ʟ ə v / 8398