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

/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

<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

<abair> ‘say (imp.)’

▶ / ˈ ʌ bˠ . ə ɾʲ / / ˈ o b . ə rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . bˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . b i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . bˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . b i rʹ / 8060

<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

<agaibh> ‘at you (pl.)’

▶ / ˈ ə . ɡ ə vʲ / / ˈ ə . ɡ ə vʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . ɡ iː / / ˈ a . ɡ iː /

▶ / a . ˈ ɡ ɪ vʲ / / a . ˈ ɡ i vʹ / 8067

<againn> ‘at us’

▶ / ˈ ə . ɡ ə n̠ʲ / / ˈ ə . ɡ ə ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɑː n̠ʲ / / ˈ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / a . ˈ ɡ ɪ nʲ / / a . ˈ ɡ i nʹ / 8068

<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

<Áine> ‘Áine (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ æː . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ aː . ɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ aː . ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . nʲ ɛ / / ˈ aː . nʹ e / 8073

<áineas> ‘delight’

▶ / ˈ æː . n̠ʲ ə sˠ / / ˈ aː . ɴʹ ə s /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . n̠ʲ ɪ sˠ / / ˈ aː . ɴʹ i s /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . nʲ ə sˠ / / ˈ aː . nʹ ə s / 8074

<ainm> ‘name’

▶ / ˈ a . n̠ʲ ɪ mʲ / / ˈ a . ɴʹ i mʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̠ʲ ɪ mʲ / / ˈ a . ɴʹ i mʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . nʲ ɪ mʲ / / ˈ a . nʹ i mʹ / 8075

<aire> ‘minister’

▶ / ˈ a . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ a . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ a . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ a . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ a . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ a . rʹ i / 8076