Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/x/ /x/ consonant dorsal fricative velar velarised voiceless /x/ consonant dorsal fricative velar velarised voiceless /x/ consonant dorsal fricative velar velarised voiceless

<chúlaigh> ‘reverese (past)’

▶ / ˈ x ʉː . l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ x uː . ʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ x uː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ x uː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ x uː . l̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ x uː . ʟ i ɡʹ / 8224

<ciotach> ‘awkward’

▶ / ˈ c ɪ . t̪ˠ a x / / ˈ kʹ i . t a x /

▶ / ˈ c ɪ . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ kʹ i . t ə x /

▶ / c ʊ . ˈ t̪ˠ a x / / kʹ u . ˈ t a x / 8233

<cladach> ‘shore’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ a . d̪ˠ a x / / ˈ k ʟ a . d a x /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ɑː . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k ʟ aː . d ə x /

▶ / k l̪ˠ ə . ˈ d̪ˠ a x / / k ʟ ə . ˈ d a x / 8240

<clocha> ‘stones’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . hˠ ə / / ˈ k ʟ o . h ə /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . x ə / / ˈ k ʟ o . x ə /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ . x a / / ˈ k ʟ o . x a / 8241

<croch> ‘hang’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ x / / ˈ k r o x /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ x / / ˈ k r o x /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ x / / ˈ k r o x / 8276

<cúramach> ‘careful; busy’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ a x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m a x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m ə x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m ə x / 8304

<currach> ‘(bád)’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɾˠ a x / / ˈ k u . r a x /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k u . r ə x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə x / 8305

<deoch> ‘drink’

▶ / ˈ ʤ ʌ x / / ˈ dʹ o x /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ ʌ x / / ˈ dʹ o x /

▶ / ˈ dʲ ʌ x / / ˈ dʹ o x / 8321

<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

<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