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

<foscadh> ‘shelter’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ sˠ . k ʉː / / ˈ f o s . k uː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . sˠ k ə / / ˈ f a . s k ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʌ sˠ . k ə / / ˈ f o s . k ə / 8400

<fúm> ‘under me’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ʉː mˠ / / ˈ f uː m /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uː mˠ / / ˈ f uː m /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uː mˠ / / ˈ f uː m / 8408

<fút> ‘under you’

▶ / ˈ fˠ iː t̪ˠ / / ˈ f iː t /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uː t̪ˠ / / ˈ f uː t /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uː t̪ˠ / / ˈ f uː t / 8409

<ghreadadh> ‘hammered (past hab.)’

▶ / ˈ j ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d uː /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d ə x /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d ə x / 8431

<ghreadfadh> ‘would hammer’

▶ / ˈ j ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t uː /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t ə x /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t ə x / 8432

<gúna> ‘dress’

▶ / ˈ ɡ ʉː . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɡ uː . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ ɡ uː . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɡ uː . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ ɡ uː . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɡ uː . ɴ ə / 8443

<inniu> ‘today’

▶ / ɪ . ˈ n̠ʲ ʉː / / i . ˈ ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ɪ . ˈ n̠ʲ ʊ w / / i . ˈ ɴʹ u v /

▶ / ə . ˈ nʲ ʊ vˠ / / ə . ˈ ɴʹ u v / 8456

<insíothlú> ‘infiltration’

▶ / ˌ ɪ n . ˈ ɕ iː . l̪̊ˠ ʉː / / ˌ i n . ˈ sʹ iː . hʟ uː /

▶ / ˌ iː n . ˈ ɕ iː . l̪̊ˠ uː / / ˌ iː n . ˈ sʹ iː . hʟ uː /

▶ / ɪ nʲ . ˌ ʃ iː . ˈ l̪̊ˠ uː / / i nʹ . ˌ sʹ iː . ˈ hʟ uː / 8458

<lúb> ‘bend’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ʉː bˠ / / ˈ ʟ uː b /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ uː bʲ / / ˈ ʟ uː bʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ uː bˠ / / ˈ ʟ uː b / 8508

<maoiniú> ‘funding’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ ʉː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ uː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ iː . ˈ nʲ uː / / m iː . ˈ ɴʹ uː / 8520