Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/sʹ/ /ɕ/ alveolo-palatal consonant fricative laminal palatalised voiceless /ɕ/ alveolo-palatal consonant fricative laminal palatalised voiceless /ʃ/ alveolo-palatal consonant fricative laminal palatalised voiceless

<sliocht> ‘progeny’

▶ / ˈ ɕ l̠ʲ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ ʟʹ o x t /

▶ / ˈ ɕ l̠ʲ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ ʟʹ o x t /

▶ / ˈ ʃ lʲ ʊ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ ʟʹ u x t / 8691

<sneachtúil> ‘snowy’

▶ / ˈ ɕ n̠ʲ a x . t̪ˠ ʉː l / / ˈ sʹ ɴʹ a x . t uː lʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɕ n̠ʲ a x . t̪ˠ uː l / / ˈ sʹ ɴʹ a x . t uː lʹ /

▶ / ʃ nʲ a x . ˈ t̪ˠ uː lʲ / / sʹ ɴʹ a x . ˈ t uː ʟʹ / 8698

<sniogtha> ‘stripping’

▶ / ˈ ɕ n̠ʲ ʌ . k ə / / ˈ sʹ ɴʹ o . k ə /

▶ / ˈ ɕ n̠ʲ ʊ . k iː / / ˈ sʹ ɴʹ u . k iː /

▶ / ˈ ʃ nʲ ʊ . k ɪ . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ sʹ nʹ u . k i . hʹ e / 8699

<sroich> ‘reach’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ a ç / / ˈ s r a xʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ʌ / / ˈ s r o /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ɪ ʃ / / ˈ s r i sʹ / 8706

<sroichfidh> ‘will reach’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ a . ç iː / / ˈ s r a . xʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ɪ . ç ɪ / / ˈ s r i . xʹ i /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɾˠ ɪ . ʃ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ s r i . sʹ i ɡʹ / 8707

<Stiofán> ‘Stiofán (boy's name)’

▶ / ˈ ɕ ʧ ɪ . fˠ æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ tʹ i . f aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɕ t̠ʲ ɪ . fˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ tʹ i . f aː ɴ /

▶ / ʃ tʲ ɪ . ˈ fˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / sʹ tʹ i . ˈ f aː ɴ / 8711

<tiúis> ‘thickness (genitive)’

▶ / ˈ ʧ ʉː ɕ / / ˈ tʹ uː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ t̠ʲ uː ɕ / / ˈ tʹ uː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ tʲ uː ʃ / / ˈ tʹ uː sʹ / 8758