Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/e/ /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel /ɛ/ front open-mid short unrounded vowel

<feicthe> ‘seen’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . c ɛ / / ˈ fʹ e . kʹ e /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . c iː / / ˈ fʹ e . kʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . c ɪ . hʲ ɪ / / ˈ fʹ e . kʹ i . hʹ i / 8377

<feir> ‘house’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ fʹ e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ l / / ˈ fʹ e l /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ fʹ e rʹ / 8378

<feirfidh> ‘will house’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . ɾ̥ʲ iː / / ˈ fʹ e . hrʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . l̥ ɪ / / ˈ fʹ e . hlʹ i /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . ɾ̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ fʹ e . hrʹ i ɡʹ / 8379

<Gaeilge> ‘Irish (language)’

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː . l ɪ c / / ˈ ɡ eː . l i kʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː l̠ʲ . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ ɡ eː ʟʹ . ɡʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɡ eː . l̪ˠ ə nʲ / / ˈ ɡ eː . ʟ ə ɴʹ / 8414

<gaineamh> ‘sand’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . n̠ʲ ə w / / ˈ ɡ a . ɴʹ ə v /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . n ɛ / / ˈ ɡ a . n e /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a . nʲ ə vˠ / / ˈ ɡ a . ɴʹ ə v / 8416

<ghalaigh> ‘evaporate (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟ i ɡʹ / 8427

<gloine> ‘glass’

▶ / ˈ ɡ l̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɡ ʟ i . ɴʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɡ l̪ˠ ɪ . n ɛ / / ˈ ɡ ʟ i . n e /

▶ / ˈ ɡ l̪ˠ ɪ . nʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɡ ʟ i . ɴʹ e / 8436

<i bhfianaise> ‘given’

▶ / ɪ # ˈ vʲ iː . n̪ˠ ə . ɕ ɛ / / i # ˈ vʹ iː . ɴ ə . sʹ e /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ vʲ iə . n̪ˠ ə . ɕ ɛ / / i # ˈ vʹ iə . ɴ ə . sʹ e /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ vʲ iə . n̪ˠ ə . ʃ ɛ / / i # ˈ vʹ iə . ɴ ə . sʹ e / 8446

<i ngeall ar> ‘because’

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ a l̪ˠ # ɛ ɾʲ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ a ʟ # e rʹ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ ɑː l̪ˠ # ɛ ɾʲ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ aː ʟ # e rʹ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ ɔu l̪ˠ # ɛ ɾʲ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ au ʟ # e rʹ / 8449

<ite> ‘eaten’

▶ / ˈ ɪ . ʧ ɛ / / ˈ i . tʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . t̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ i . tʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . tʲ ɛ / / ˈ i . tʹ e / 8466