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

/r/ /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced

<cruth> ‘shape’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ɤ hˠ / / ˈ k r u h /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ t̪ˠ / / ˈ k r o t /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ hˠ / / ˈ k r o h / 8285

<cultúr> ‘culture’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ɤ ɾˠ / / ˈ k u ʟ . t u r /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ k u ʟ . t uː r /

▶ / k ʊ l̪ˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ uː ɾˠ / / k u ʟ . ˈ t uː r / 8300

<cúr> ‘foam’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː ɾˠ / / ˈ k uː r /

▶ / ˈ k uː ɾˠ / / ˈ k uː r /

▶ / ˈ k uː ɾˠ / / ˈ k uː r / 8301

<cur> ‘putting’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ ɾˠ / / ˈ k o r /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ ɾˠ / / ˈ k u r /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ ɾˠ / / ˈ k u r / 8302

<curaí> ‘curry’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k u . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k u . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k u . r iː / 8303

<cúramach> ‘careful; busy’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ a x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m a x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m ə x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m ə x / 8304

<currach> ‘(bád)’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɾˠ a x / / ˈ k u . r a x /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k u . r ə x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə x / 8305

<Dara> ‘Dara (boy's name)’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ a . ɾˠ a / / ˈ d a . r a /

▶ / ˈ d a . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ ḍ a . r ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ a . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ d a . r ə / 8310

<dearg> ‘red’

▶ / ˈ ʤ a . ɾˠ ə ɡ / / ˈ dʹ a . r ə ɡ /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ a . ɾˠ ə ɡ / / ˈ dʹ a . r ə ɡ /

▶ / ˈ dʲ a . ɾˠ ə ɡ / / ˈ dʹ a . r ə ɡ / 8315

<dorcha> ‘dark’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ a . ɾˠ a . x a / / ˈ d a . r a . x a /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . ɾˠ ə . x ə / / ˈ d o . r ə . x ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . ɾˠ ə . x ə / / ˈ d o . r ə . x ə / 8345