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

/ə/ /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel

<déanfaidh> ‘will do’

▶ / ˈ ʤ eː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ dʹ eː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ eː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ eː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8314

<dearg> ‘red’

▶ / ˈ ʤ a . ɾˠ ə ɡ / / ˈ dʹ a . r ə ɡ /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ a . ɾˠ ə ɡ / / ˈ dʹ a . r ə ɡ /

▶ / ˈ dʲ a . ɾˠ ə ɡ / / ˈ dʹ a . r ə ɡ / 8315

<deimheas> ‘shears’

▶ / ˈ ʤ ɛ . vʲ ə sˠ / / ˈ dʹ e . vʹ ə s /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ ɛ . vʲ ɪ sˠ / / ˈ dʹ e . vʹ i s /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː sˠ / / ˈ dʹ iː s / 8318

<díbhfidh> ‘will dismiss’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː . fʲ iː / / ˈ dʹ iː . fʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . fʲ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . fʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8330

<díobhfaidh> ‘will discard’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː . fˠ iː / / ˈ dʹ iː . f iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . fˠ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . f ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː . hˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ iː . h i ɡʹ / 8333

<díolfaidh> ‘will sell’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː . l̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː . l̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː . l̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ dʹ iː . hʟ i ɡʹ / 8335

<Domhnach> ‘Sunday’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ oː . n̪ˠ a x / / ˈ d oː . ɴ a x /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ uː . n̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ d uː . ɴ ə x /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɔu . n̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ d au . ɴ ə x / 8343

<dona> ‘bad’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d o . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d u . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d u . ɴ ə / 8344

<dorcha> ‘dark’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ a . ɾˠ a . x a / / ˈ d a . r a . x a /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . ɾˠ ə . x ə / / ˈ d o . r ə . x ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . ɾˠ ə . x ə / / ˈ d o . r ə . x ə / 8345

<droichead> ‘bridge’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ɛ . ç ə d̪ˠ / / ˈ d r e . xʹ ə d /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ɛ . hˠ ə d̪ˠ / / ˈ d r e . h ə d /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɾˠ ʌ . hˠ ə d̪ˠ / / ˈ d r o . h ə d / 8348