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

/v/ /w/ consonant fricative labial labiodental velarised voiced /w/ consonant fricative labial labiodental velarised voiced /vˠ/ consonant fricative labial labiodental velarised voiced

<samhradh> ‘summer’

▶ / ˈ sˠ au . ɾˠ ʉː / / ˈ s au . r uː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ a . w ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s a . v r ə /

▶ / ˈ sˠ ɔu . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s au . r ə / 8639

<shnámh> ‘swim (past)’

▶ / ˈ n̪̊ˠ æː w / / ˈ hɴ aː v /

▶ / ˈ n̪̊ˠ ɑː w / / ˈ hɴ aː v /

▶ / ˈ n̪̊ˠ ɑː vˠ / / ˈ hɴ aː v / 8666

<shníomh> ‘weave (past)’

▶ / ˈ n̠̊ʲ iː w / / ˈ hɴʹ iː v /

▶ / ˈ n̪̊ˠ iː w / / ˈ hɴ iː v /

▶ / ˈ n̥ʲ iː vˠ / / ˈ hɴʹ iː v / 8667

<shreabh> ‘flow (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ au / / ˈ hrʹ au /

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ au / / ˈ hrʹ au /

▶ / ˈ ɾ̥ʲ a vˠ / / ˈ hrʹ a v / 8671

<Síomha> ‘Síomha (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː . w ə / / ˈ sʹ iː . v ə /

▶ / ˈ ɕ iː . w ə / / ˈ sʹ iː . v ə /

▶ / ˈ ʃ iː . vˠ ə / / ˈ sʹ iː . v ə / 8683

<snámh> ‘swimming’

▶ / ˈ sˠ n̪ˠ æː w / / ˈ s ɴ aː v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ n̪ˠ ɑː w / / ˈ s ɴ aː v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ n̪ˠ ɑː vˠ / / ˈ s ɴ aː v / 8696

<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

<suíomh> ‘site’

▶ / ˈ sˠ iː w / / ˈ s iː v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ iː w / / ˈ s iː v /

▶ / ˈ sˠ iː vˠ / / ˈ s iː v / 8720

<talamh> ‘ground’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ t a . ʟ uː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ t aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . l̪ˠ ə vˠ / / ˈ t a . ʟ ə v / 8725

<tamhain> ‘trunks’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ t oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ au n̠ʲ / / ˈ t au ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . vˠ ɪ nʲ / / ˈ t a . v i ɴʹ / 8726