Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/uː/ /ʉː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel

<a chú> ‘his hound’

▶ / a # ˈ x ʉː / / a # ˈ x uː /

▶ / ə # ˈ x uː / / ə # ˈ x uː /

▶ / a # ˈ x uː / / a # ˈ x uː / 8044

<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 thlú> ‘his thongs’

▶ / a # ˈ l̪̊ˠ ʉː / / a # ˈ hʟ uː /

▶ / ə # ˈ l̪̊ˠ uː / / ə # ˈ hʟ uː /

▶ / a # ˈ l̪̊ˠ uː / / a # ˈ hʟ uː / 8056

<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

<acu> ‘at them’

▶ / ˈ a . k ʉː / / ˈ a . k uː /

▶ / ˈ a . k ə bˠ / / ˈ a . k ə b /

▶ / a . ˈ k ʊ / / a . ˈ k u / 8062

<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

<áisiúil> ‘convenient’

▶ / ˈ æː . ɕ ʉː l / / ˈ aː . sʹ uː l /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . ɕ uː l̠ʲ / / ˈ aː . sʹ uː ʟʹ /

▶ / ɑː . ˈ ʃ uː lʲ / / aː . ˈ sʹ uː lʹ / 8079

<an chiú> ‘the cue’

▶ / ˌ a n̪ˠ # ˈ ç ʉː / / ˌ a ɴ # ˈ xʹ uː /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ # ˈ ç uː / / ə ɴ # ˈ xʹ uː /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ # ˈ ç uː / / ə ɴ # ˈ xʹ uː / 8085

<an t-ísliú> ‘the lowering’

▶ / ˌ a n̪ˠ # ˈ t̪ˠ iː . ɕ l̠ʲ ʉː / / ˌ a ɴ # ˈ t iː . sʹ ʟʹ uː /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ # ˈ t̠ʲ iː . ɕ l̠ʲ uː / / ə ɴ # ˈ tʹ iː . sʹ ʟʹ uː /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ # ˌ t̪ˠ iː . ˈ ʃ lʲ uː / / ə ɴ # ˌ t iː . ˈ sʹ lʹ uː / 8088