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

/ə/ /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel

<caora> ‘sheep’

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ɛ / / ˈ k iː . r e /

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k iː . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k iː . r ə / 8186

<capall> ‘horse’

▶ / ˈ k a . pˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ k a . p ə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k a . pˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ k a . p ə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k a . pˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ k a . p ə ʟ / 8187

<casfaidh> ‘will turn’

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ iː / / ˈ k a . s iː /

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ ə / / ˈ k a . s ə /

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . s i ɡʹ / 8194

<ceapfaidh> ‘will appoint’

▶ / ˈ c a . pˠ iː / / ˈ kʹ a . p iː /

▶ / ˈ c a . pˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ a . p ə /

▶ / ˈ c a . pˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ kʹ a . p i ɡʹ / 8204

<ceaptha> ‘appointed’

▶ / ˈ c a . pˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ a . p ə /

▶ / ˈ c a . pˠ iː / / ˈ kʹ a . p iː /

▶ / ˈ c a . pˠ ə . hˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ a . p ə . h ə / 8205

<chaitheadh> ‘throw (hab. past)’

▶ / ˈ x a . hʲ ʉː / / ˈ x a . hʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x / 8212

<chaithfeadh> ‘would throw’

▶ / ˈ hˠ a . hʲ ʉː / / ˈ h a . hʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x /

▶ / ˈ x a . hˠ ə x / / ˈ x a . h ə x / 8213

<cheannaigh> ‘buy (past)’

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ iː / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ ç a . n̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ xʹ a . ɴ i ɡʹ / 8217

<chreideadh> ‘believe (hab. past)’

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . ʤ ʉː / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . dʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . d̠ʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . dʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . dʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . dʹ ə x / 8221

<chreidfeadh> ‘would believe’

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . ʧ ʉː / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . tʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . t̠ʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . tʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . tʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . tʹ ə x / 8222