Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/au/ /au/ diphthong /au/ diphthong /ɔu/ diphthong

<am> ‘time’

▶ / ˈ æː mˠ / / ˈ aː m /

▶ / ˈ a mˠ / / ˈ a m /

▶ / ˈ ɔu mˠ / / ˈ au m / 8080

<an-ghal> ‘great steam’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ a l / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ a lʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ɣ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣ au ʟ / 8097

<ar bord loinge> ‘aboard a ship’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ oː ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ . ɲ ə / / ˈ e r # ˈ b oː r d # ˈ ʟ i . ŋʹ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ au ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɟ ə / / e r # ˈ b au r d # ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . ɡʹ ə /

▶ / ə ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ oː ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ . ɲ ə / / ə r # ˈ b oː r d # ˈ ʟ i . ŋʹ ə / 8108

<bodhar> ‘deaf’

▶ / ˈ bˠ au ɾˠ / / ˈ b au r /

▶ / ˈ bˠ au ɾˠ / / ˈ b au r /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɔu ɾˠ / / ˈ b au r / 8152

<bronn> ‘grant’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ n̪ˠ / / ˈ b r o ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ n̪ˠ / / ˈ b r o ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ɔu n̪ˠ / / ˈ b r au ɴ / 8157

<bronnfaidh> ‘will grant’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ b r o . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ b r o . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ɔu . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b r au . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8158

<cabhlach> ‘navy’

▶ / ˈ k au . l̪ˠ a x / / ˈ k au . ʟ a x /

▶ / ˈ k au . l̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k au . ʟ ə x /

▶ / ˈ k ɔu . l̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k au . ʟ ə x / 8168

<cabhraigh> ‘help’

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k au . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k au . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k ɔu . ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k au . r i ɡʹ / 8169

<camhraigh> ‘decay’

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k au . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k au . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k a . vˠ ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . v r i ɡʹ / 8184

<ceann> ‘one’

▶ / ˈ c ʌ n̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ o ɴ /

▶ / ˈ c ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ c ɔu n̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ au ɴ / 8199