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

/uː/ /ʉː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel

<piocadh> ‘picking’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʌ . k ʉː / / ˈ pʹ o . k uː /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʊ . k ə / / ˈ pʹ u . k ə /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʊ . k ə / / ˈ pʹ u . k ə / 8604

<pionsúr> ‘pincers’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ n̪ˠ . sˠ ɤ ɾˠ / / ˈ pʹ i ɴ . s u r /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʊ n̪ˠ . sˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ pʹ u ɴ . s uː r /

▶ / pʲ ʊ n̪ˠ . ˈ sˠ uː ɾˠ / / pʹ u ɴ . ˈ s uː r / 8605

<pionta> ‘pint’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʌ n̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ pʹ o ɴ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ n̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ pʹ i ɴ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ pʲ uː n̪ˠ t̪ˠ / / ˈ pʹ uː ɴ t / 8606

<róshneachtúil> ‘too snowy’

▶ / ˌ ɾˠ ɔː . ˈ n̠̊ʲ a x . t̪ˠ ʉː l / / ˌ r ɔː . ˈ hɴʹ a x . t uː lʹ /

▶ / ˌ ɾˠ oː . ˈ n̠̊ʲ a x . t̪ˠ uː l / / ˌ r oː . ˈ hɴʹ a x . t uː l /

▶ / ˌ ɾˠ oː . ˌ n̥ʲ a x . ˈ t̪ˠ uː lʲ / / ˌ r oː . ˌ hɴʹ a x . ˈ t uː ʟʹ / 8629

<rugadh> ‘was born’

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ɤ . ɡ ʉː / / ˈ r u . ɡ uː /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ʊ . ɡ uː / / ˈ r u . ɡ uː /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ʊ . ɡ ə x / / ˈ r u . ɡ ə x / 8632

<rúin> ‘resolutions’

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ʉː n̠ʲ / / ˈ r uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ r uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ uː nʲ / / ˈ r uː ɴʹ / 8633

<rún> ‘resolution’

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ʉː n̪ˠ / / ˈ r uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ r uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ r uː ɴ / 8634

<samhradh> ‘summer’

▶ / ˈ sˠ au . ɾˠ ʉː / / ˈ s au . r uː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ a . w ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s a . v r ə /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɔu . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s au . r ə / 8639

<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

<subh> ‘jam’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʉː / / ˈ s uː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʌ w / / ˈ s o v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʊ vˠ / / ˈ s u v / 8714