Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/./ /./ suprasegmental syllable break /./ suprasegmental syllable break /./ suprasegmental syllable break

<báistí> ‘rain (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː ɕ . ʧ iː / / ˈ b aː sʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː ɕ . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ b aː sʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / bˠ ɑː ʃ . ˈ tʲ iː / / b aː sʹ . ˈ tʹ iː / 8124

<balla> ‘wall’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ b a . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ b a . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ b a . ʟ ə / 8125

<Bascais> ‘Basque’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a sˠ . k ə ɕ / / ˈ b a s . k ə sʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a sˠ . k ə ɕ / / ˈ b a s . k ə sʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a sˠ . k ə ʃ / / ˈ b a s . k ə sʹ / 8128

<bearna> ‘gap’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ a r . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . ɴ ə / 8132

<bearrfaidh> ‘will shave’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a . ɾ̥ˠ iː / / ˈ bʹ a . hr iː /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr i ɡʹ / 8134

<bearrtha> ‘shaved’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ a . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . t ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr ə / 8135

<bíobla> ‘bible’

▶ / ˈ bʲ iː . bˠ l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ iː . b ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ iː . bˠ l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ iː . b ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ iː . bˠ ə . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ iː . b ə . ʟ ə / 8146

<boladh> ‘smell’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ b o . ʟ uː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ b aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / bˠ ə ˈ . l̪ˠ a / / b ə ˈ . ʟ a / 8153

<borrfaidh> ‘will swell’

▶ / ˈ bˠ oː . ɾ̥ˠ iː / / ˈ b oː . hr iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ b o . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʌ . ɾ̥ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b o . hr i ɡʹ / 8154

<bronnfaidh> ‘will grant’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ b r o . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ b r o . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ɔu . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b r au . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8158