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

/i/ /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel

<pollfaidh> ‘hole (future)’

▶ / ˈ pˠ ʌ . l̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ p o . hʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ pˠ au . l̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ p au . hʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɔu . l̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ p au . hʟ i ɡʹ / 8612

<puiteach> ‘mire’

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɪ . ʧ a x / / ˈ p i . tʹ a x /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɪ . t̠ʲ ə x / / ˈ p i . tʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɪ . tʲ ə x / / ˈ p i . tʹ ə x / 8615

<roinnfidh> ‘will share’

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ʌ . n̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ r o . hɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ iː . n̠̊ʲ ɪ / / ˈ r iː . hɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ai nʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ r ai ɴʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8626

<róshniogtha> ‘overly stripped’

▶ / ˌ ɾˠ ɔː . ˈ n̠̊ʲ ʌ . k ə / / ˌ r ɔː . ˈ hɴʹ o . k ə /

▶ / ˌ ɾˠ oː . ˈ n̠̊ʲ ʊ . k iː / / ˌ r oː . ˈ hɴʹ u . k iː /

▶ / ˌ ɾˠ oː . ˈ n̥ʲ ʊ . k ɪ . hʲ ɛ / / ˌ r oː . ˈ hɴʹ u . k i . hʹ e / 8630

<séidfidh> ‘will blow’

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . ʧ iː / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . t̠ʲ ə / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ ʃ eː . tʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ i ɡʹ / 8652

<seinn> ‘play’

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɛ n̠ʲ / / ˈ sʹ e ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɪ n̠ʲ / / ˈ sʹ i ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ ʃ ai nʲ / / ˈ sʹ ai ɴʹ / 8654

<seinnfidh> ‘will play’

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɛ . n̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ sʹ e . hɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɪ . n̠̊ʲ ə / / ˈ sʹ i . hɴʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ ʃ ai . n̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ sʹ ai . hɴʹ i ɡʹ / 8655

<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

<sheachaid> ‘deliver (past)’

▶ / ˈ hʲ a . x ɪ ʤ / / ˈ hʹ a . x i dʹ /

▶ / ˈ hʲ a . x ɪ d̠ʲ / / ˈ hʹ a . x i dʹ /

▶ / ˈ hʲ a . x ɪ dʲ / / ˈ hʹ a . x i dʹ / 8659

<shleamhnaigh> ‘slide (past)’

▶ / ˈ l̠̊ʲ au . n̪ˠ iː / / ˈ hʟʹ au . ɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠̊ʲ au . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ hʟʹ au . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ l̥ʲ ɔu . n̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ hʟʹ au . ɴ i ɡʹ / 8660