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

<léi> ‘with her’

▶ / ˈ l eː / / ˈ l eː /

▶ / ˈ l eː . hˠ ə / / ˈ l eː . h ə /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ lʹ eː . hʹ e / 8485

<léigh> ‘read’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː j / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː ɡʹ / 8486

<léim> ‘jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː mʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː mʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ / / ˈ lʹ eː mʹ / 8488

<léimfidh> ‘will jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l eː . m̥ʲ ɪ / / ˈ l eː . hmʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː mʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8489

<léimfinn> ‘would jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ l eː . m̥ʲ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ l eː . hmʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɪ nʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ . hʹ i nʹ / 8490

<léimthe> ‘jumped’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ ə / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː mʲ . t̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː mʹ . hʹ e / 8491

<léinn> ‘studies (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː n̠ʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː n̠ʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː nʲ / / ˈ ʟʹ eː nʹ / 8492

<soiléir> ‘clear’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʌ . l̠ʲ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ s o . ʟʹ e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɪ . l̠ʲ eː ɾʲ / / ˈ s i . ʟʹ eː rʹ /

▶ / sˠ ʌ . ˈ lʲ eː ɾʲ / / s o . ˈ ʟʹ eː rʹ / 8701