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 ngéibheann> ‘in captivity’

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ eː . vʲ ɪ n̪ˠ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ eː . vʹ i ɴ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ eː . vʲ ə n̪ˠ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ eː . vʹ ə ɴ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ eː . vʲ ə n̪ˠ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ eː . vʹ ə ɴ / 8450

<leabhar> ‘book’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ oː ɾˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ oː r /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ au ɾˠ / / ˈ ʟʹ au r /

▶ / ˈ lʲ ɔu ɾˠ / / ˈ lʹ au r / 8479

<mo bheola> ‘my lips’

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ vʲ ɔː . l̪ˠ ə / / m ə # ˈ vʹ ɔː . ʟ ə /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ vʲ oː . l̪ˠ ə / / m ə # ˈ vʹ oː . ʟ ə /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ vʲ oː . l̪ˠ ə / / m ə # ˈ vʹ oː . ʟ ə / 8540

<sábháil> ‘save’

▶ / ˈ sˠ æː . w a l / / ˈ s aː . v a l /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɑː . w ɑː l̠ʲ / / ˈ s aː . v aː ʟʹ /

▶ / sˠ ɑː . ˈ vˠ ɑː lʲ / / s aː . ˈ v aː ʟʹ / 8635

<Sadhbh> ‘Sadhbh (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ sˠ æː w / / ˈ s aː v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ a w / / ˈ s a v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ai vˠ / / ˈ s ai v / 8636

<seirbhís> ‘service’

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɛ ɾʲ . vʲ ɪ ɕ / / ˈ sʹ e rʹ . vʹ i sʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɛ . ɾʲ ɪ . vʲ iː ɕ / / ˈ sʹ e . rʹ i . vʹ iː sʹ /

▶ / ˌ ʃ ɛ . ɾʲ ɪ . ˈ vʲ iː ʃ / / ˌ sʹ e . rʹ i . ˈ vʹ iː sʹ / 8656

<shreabh> ‘flow (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ au / / ˈ hrʹ au /

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ au / / ˈ hrʹ au /

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ a vˠ / / ˈ hrʹ a v / 8671

<subh> ‘jam’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʉː / / ˈ s uː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʌ w / / ˈ s o v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʊ vˠ / / ˈ s u v / 8714

<taobh> ‘side’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ iː w / / ˈ t iː v /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ iː w / / ˈ t iː v /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ eː vˠ / / ˈ t eː v / 8728

<tarbh> ‘bull’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . ɾˠ ə w / / ˈ t a . r ə v /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . ɾˠ ə w / / ˈ t a . r ə v /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . ɾˠ ə vˠ / / ˈ t a . r ə v / 8731