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

<luí> ‘lie’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ai / / ˈ ʟ ai /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ʟ iː / 8511

<mac> ‘son’

▶ / ˈ mˠ a k / / ˈ m a k /

▶ / ˈ mˠ a k / / ˈ m a k /

▶ / ˈ mˠ a k / / ˈ m a k / 8512

<maidhm> ‘avalanche’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː mʲ / / ˈ m iː mʹ / 8513

<maighdean> ‘virgin’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ai . ʤ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ m ai . dʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ai . d̠ʲ ə n̪ˠ / / ˈ m ai . dʹ ə ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ai . dʲ ə n̪ˠ / / ˈ m ai . dʹ ə ɴ / 8514

<Máire> ‘Máire (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e / 8515

<maith> ‘good’

▶ / ˈ mˠ a hʲ / / ˈ m a hʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ a / / ˈ m a /

▶ / ˈ mˠ a / / ˈ m a / 8516

<mála> ‘bag’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m aː . ʟ ə / 8517

<maígh> ‘boast’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː j / / ˈ m iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː / / ˈ m iː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ m iː ɡʹ / 8518

<maoin> ‘property’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː nʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ / 8519

<maoiniú> ‘funding’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ ʉː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː . n̠ʲ uː / / ˈ m iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ iː . ˈ nʲ uː / / m iː . ˈ ɴʹ uː / 8520