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

<máthair> ‘mother’

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

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

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ / 8521

<meadhg> ‘whey’

▶ / ˈ mʲ ai ɡ / / ˈ mʹ ai ɡ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː ɡ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɡ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː ɡ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɡ / 8522

<meáin> ‘media’

▶ / ˈ mʲ æː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː nʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ / 8523

<meán> ‘mean’

▶ / ˈ mʲ æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴ / 8524

<méathras> ‘fat’

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɛ . ɾ̥ˠ ə sˠ / / ˈ mʹ e . hr ə s /

▶ / ˈ mʲ eː . ɾ̥ˠ ə sˠ / / ˈ mʹ eː . hr ə s /

▶ / ˈ mʲ eː . ɾ̥ˠ ə sˠ / / ˈ mʹ eː . hr ə s / 8525

<meoin> ‘attitude (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː nʲ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴʹ / 8526

<meon> ‘attitude’

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ oː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ oː ɴ / 8527

<mhaoigh> ‘boast (past)’

▶ / ˈ w iː j / / ˈ v iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ vˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ v iː ɡʹ / 8528

<mholfadh> ‘would recommend’

▶ / ˈ w a . l̪̊ˠ ʉː / / ˈ v a . hʟ uː /

▶ / ˈ w ʌ . l̪̊ˠ ə x / / ˈ v o . hʟ ə x /

▶ / ˈ vˠ ʌ . l̪̊ˠ ə x / / ˈ v o . hʟ ə x / 8529

<mí> ‘month’

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː / 8530