Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/aː/ /æː/ long open vowel /ɑː/ long open vowel /ɑː/ long open vowel

<mná> ‘women’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɾˠ æː / / ˈ m r aː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɾˠ ɑː / / ˈ m r aː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ n̪ˠ ɑː / / ˈ m ɴ aː / 8539

<mo shuíochán> ‘my seat’

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ hˠ ia . x æː n̪ˠ / / m ə # ˈ h iə . x aː ɴ /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ hˠ iː . x ɑː n̪ˠ / / m ə # ˈ h iː . x aː ɴ /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ hˠ iː . ˈ x ɑː n̪ˠ / / m ə # ˈ h iː . ˈ x aː ɴ / 8555

<mórán> ‘much’

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː . ɾˠ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ m oː . r a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː . ɾˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ m oː . r aː ɴ /

▶ / mˠ uː . ˈ ɾˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / m uː . ˈ r aː ɴ / 8560

<mórshráid> ‘main street’

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː ɾˠ . ˈ ɾ̥ˠ æː ʤ / / ˈ m oː r . ˈ hr aː dʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː ɾˠ . ˈ ɾ̥ˠ ɑː d̠ʲ / / ˈ m oː r . ˈ hr aː dʹ /

▶ / mˠ oː ɾˠ . ˈ ɾ̥ˠ ɑː dʲ / / m oː r . ˈ hr aː dʹ / 8561

<náire> ‘shame’

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ æː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɴ aː . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ ɴ aː . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɴ aː . rʹ e / 8570

<oileán> ‘island’

▶ / ˈ ɛ . l̪ˠ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ e . ʟ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . l ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ i . lʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ɪ . ˈ lʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / i . ˈ ʟʹ aː ɴ / 8583

<pá> ‘pay’

▶ / ˈ pˠ æː j / / ˈ p aː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɑː ʝ / / ˈ p aː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɑː / / ˈ p aː / 8591

<paidrín> ‘Rosary beads’

▶ / ˈ pˠ a . ʤ ɪ . ɾʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ p a . dʹ i . rʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɑː . d̠ʲ ɪ . ɾʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ p aː . dʹ i . rʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / pˠ a . ˈ dʲ ɾʲ iː nʲ / / p a . ˈ dʹ rʹ iː ɴʹ / 8593

<páistí> ‘children’

▶ / ˈ pˠ æː ɕ . t̪ˠ iː / / ˈ p aː sʹ . t iː /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɑː ɕ . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ p aː sʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / pˠ ɑː ʃ . ˈ tʲ iː / / p aː sʹ . ˈ tʹ iː / 8594

<sábháil> ‘save’

▶ / ˈ sˠ æː . w a l / / ˈ s aː . v a l /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɑː . w ɑː l̠ʲ / / ˈ s aː . v aː ʟʹ /

▶ / sˠ ɑː . ˈ vˠ ɑː lʲ / / s aː . ˈ v aː ʟʹ / 8635