Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/e/ /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel

<a cheist> ‘his question’

▶ / a # ˈ ç ɛ ɕ ʧ / / a # ˈ xʹ e sʹ tʹ /

▶ / ə # ˈ ç ɛ ɕ t̠ʲ / / ə # ˈ xʹ e sʹ tʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ ç ɛ ʃ tʲ / / a # ˈ xʹ e sʹ tʹ / 8043

<á ndúnadh> ‘closing them’

▶ / æː # ˈ n̪ˠ ʉː . n̪ˠ ʉː / / aː # ˈ ɴ uː . ɴ uː /

▶ / ˈ ɑː # ˈ n̪ˠ uː . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ aː # ˈ ɴ uː . ɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɑː # ˈ n̪ˠ uː . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ aː # ˈ ɴ uː . ɴ ə / 8048

<a ngeis> ‘their taboo’

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ɛ ɕ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ e sʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ɛ ɕ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ e sʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ɛ ʃ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ e sʹ / 8050

<a thúisce> ‘as soon as’

▶ / ə # ˈ hˠ ʉː ɕ . c ɛ / / ə # ˈ h uː sʹ . kʹ e /

▶ / ə # ˈ hˠ uː ɕ . c ɪ / / ə # ˈ h uː sʹ . kʹ i /

▶ / a # ˈ hˠ uː ʃ . c ɛ / / a # ˈ h uː sʹ . kʹ e / 8059

<ag bualadh> ‘hitting’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ bˠ ua . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ b uə . ʟ uː /

▶ / ə # ˈ bˠ uə . l̪ˠ ə / / ə # ˈ b uə . ʟ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ bˠ uə . l̪ˠ ə / / e ɡʹ # ˈ b uə . ʟ ə / 8063

<ag déanamh> ‘doing’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ ʤ eː . n̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ uː /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ d̠ʲ eː . n̪ˠ ə / / e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ dʲ eː . n̪ˠ ə vˠ / / e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ ə v / 8064

<ag gail> ‘boiling’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ ɡ ɪ l / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ ɡ i l /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɡ a l̠ʲ / / ə # ˈ ɡ a ʟʹ /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ ɡ a lʲ / / e ɡʹ # ˈ ɡ a lʹ / 8065

<ag> ‘at’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ / / ˈ e ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ / / ˈ e ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ / / ˈ e ɡʹ / 8066

<aici> ‘at her’

▶ / ˈ ɛ . c iː / / ˈ e . kʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɛ . c ə / / ˈ e . kʹ ə /

▶ / ɛ . ˈ c ɪ / / e . ˈ kʹ i / 8071

<aige> ‘at him’

▶ / ˈ ɛ . ɟ a / / ˈ e . ɡʹ a /

▶ / ˈ ɛ . ɟ ə / / ˈ e . ɡʹ ə /

▶ / ɛ . ˈ ɟ ɛ / / e . ˈ ɡʹ e / 8072