Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/i/ /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel

<di> ‘for her’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ iː / / ˈ d iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ dʹ i /

▶ / ˈ dʲ ɪ / / ˈ dʹ i / 8327

<díbhfidh> ‘will dismiss’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː . fʲ iː / / ˈ dʹ iː . fʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . fʲ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . fʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8330

<dide> ‘nipple’

▶ / ˈ ʤ ɪ . ʤ ɪ / / ˈ dʹ i . dʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ ɪ . d̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ dʹ i . dʹ i /

▶ / ˈ dʲ ɪ . dʲ ɪ / / ˈ dʹ i . dʹ i / 8331

<díobhfaidh> ‘will discard’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː . fˠ iː / / ˈ dʹ iː . f iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . fˠ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . f ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː . hˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ iː . h i ɡʹ / 8333

<díolfaidh> ‘will sell’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː . l̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . l̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː . l̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʟ i ɡʹ / 8335

<dlíthiúil> ‘legal’

▶ / ˈ ʤ l̠ʲ iː . hʲ ʉː l / / ˈ dʹ ʟʹ iː . hʹ uː l /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ l̠ʲ a . hˠ uː l̠ʲ / / ˈ dʹ ʟʹ a . h uː ʟʹ /

▶ / ɟ lʲ ɪ . ˈ hʲ uː lʲ / / ɡʹ lʹ i . ˈ hʹ uː lʹ / 8338

<dois> ‘drone (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ ɕ / / ˈ d o sʹ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɛ ɕ / / ˈ d e sʹ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ ʃ / / ˈ d i sʹ / 8340

<droim> ‘back’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ɪ mʲ / / ˈ d r i mʹ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ d r iː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ɔu mˠ / / ˈ d r au m / 8349

<duine> ‘person’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ d i . ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ d i . ɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɪ . nʲ ɛ / / ˈ d i . nʹ e / 8351

<dúnfaidh> ‘close (future)’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ d uː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̠̊ʲ ɪ / / ˈ d uː . hɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ d uː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8353