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

/eː/ /eː/ front close-mid long unrounded vowel /eː/ front close-mid long unrounded vowel /eː/ front close-mid long unrounded vowel

<séidte> ‘blown’

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . ʧ ɛ / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ʃ eː . tʲ ɛ / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ e / 8653

<sféar> ‘sphere’

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ fʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s fʹ eː r / 8658

<sípéir> ‘sheepdog’

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː . pʲ ɛ ɾˠ / / ˈ sʹ iː . pʹ e r /

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː . pʲ eː ɾʲ / / ˈ sʹ iː . pʹ eː rʹ /

▶ / ʃ iː . ˈ pʲ eː ɾʲ / / sʹ iː . ˈ pʹ eː rʹ / 8686

<sléacht> ‘slaughter’

▶ / ˈ ɕ l̠ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ ʟʹ eː x t /

▶ / ˈ ɕ l̠ʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ ʟʹ eː x t /

▶ / ˈ ʃ lʲ eː x t̪ˠ / / ˈ sʹ ʟʹ eː x t / 8688

<sméar> ‘aggregate fruit’

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ eː r /

▶ / ˈ sˠ mʲ eː ɾˠ / / ˈ s mʹ eː r / 8693

<soiléir> ‘clear’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʌ . l̠ʲ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ s o . ʟʹ e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɪ . l̠ʲ eː ɾʲ / / ˈ s i . ʟʹ eː rʹ /

▶ / sˠ ʌ . ˈ lʲ eː ɾʲ / / s o . ˈ ʟʹ eː rʹ / 8701

<spéir> ‘sky’

▶ / ˈ sˠ pʲ eː ɾʲ / / ˈ s pʹ eː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ pʲ eː ɾʲ / / ˈ s pʹ eː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ pʲ eː ɾʲ / / ˈ s pʹ eː rʹ / 8705

<tae> ‘tea’

▶ / ˈ t eː / / ˈ ṭ eː /

▶ / ˈ t eː / / ˈ ṭ eː /

▶ / ˈ t eː / / ˈ ṭ eː / 8723

<taobh> ‘side’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ iː w / / ˈ t iː v /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ iː w / / ˈ t iː v /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ eː vˠ / / ˈ t eː v / 8728

<taom> ‘seizure’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ iː mˠ / / ˈ t iː m /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ iː mˠ / / ˈ t iː m /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ eː mˠ / / ˈ t eː m / 8730