Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ˈ/ /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental

<an> ‘the’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ / / ə ɴ /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ / / ə ɴ / 8091

<anam> ‘soul’

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə mˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə m /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . n̪ˠ ə mˠ / / ˈ aː . ɴ ə m /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə mˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə m / 8092

<an-bhuí> ‘very yellow’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˌ w iː / / ˈ a ɴ . ˌ v iː /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ w iː / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ vˠ iː / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ v iː / 8093

<an-chaol> ‘very narrow’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ x iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ x iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ x iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ x iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ x iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ x iː ʟ / 8094

<an-chiall> ‘great sense’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ç ia l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ xʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ç iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ xʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ç iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ xʹ iə ʟ / 8095

<an-Ghael> ‘great Gael’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ / 8096

<an-ghal> ‘great steam’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ a l / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ a lʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ɣ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣ au ʟ / 8097

<an-ghaol> ‘great relationship’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ / 8098

<an-gheal> ‘very bright’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ j a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ / 8099

<an-mhór> ‘very big’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ w oː ɾˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ v oː r /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ w oː ɾˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ v oː r /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ vˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ v uː r / 8100