Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/e/ /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel

<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

<le> ‘with’

▶ / ˈ l ɛ / / ˈ l e /

▶ / ˈ l ɛ / / ˈ l e /

▶ / ˈ lʲ ɛ / / ˈ lʹ e / 8477

<leac> ‘ledge’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a k / / ˈ ʟʹ a k /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɛ c / / ˈ ʟʹ e kʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ a k / / ˈ lʹ a k / 8480

<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

<léimthe> ‘jumped’

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

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː mʲ . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ . hʹ e / 8491

<lingthe> ‘sprung’

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɲ . hʲ ɪ / / ˈ lʹ i ŋʹ . hʹ i /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɪ ɲ . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ i ŋʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː ɲ . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ lʹ iː ŋʹ . hʹ e / 8499

<loinge> ‘ship (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . e /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . ɡʹ e /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . e / 8503

<Máire> ‘Máire (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e / 8515

<máthair> ‘mother’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . hˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ / 8521