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

<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

<na toinne> ‘the wave (gen.)’

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ t̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ɴ ə # ˈ t i . ɴʹ e /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ t̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ɴ ə # ˈ t i . ɴʹ i /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ t̪ˠ ɪ . nʲ ɛ / / ɴ ə # ˈ t i . ɴʹ e / 8568

<náire> ‘shame’

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ æː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɴ aː . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ ɴ aː . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɴ aː . rʹ e / 8570

<níos faide> ‘further’

▶ / n̠ʲ iː sˠ # ˈ fˠ ɪ . ʤ ɛ / / ɴʹ iː s # ˈ f i . dʹ e /

▶ / n̠ʲ iː sˠ # ˈ fˠ ɪ . d̠ʲ ɪ / / ɴʹ iː s # ˈ f i . dʹ i /

▶ / nʲ iː sˠ # ˈ fˠ ɪ . dʲ ɛ / / ɴʹ iː s # ˈ f i . dʹ e / 8578

<oíche> ‘night’

▶ / ˈ iː . ç ɛ / / ˈ iː . xʹ e /

▶ / ˈ iː . ç ɪ / / ˈ iː . xʹ i /

▶ / ˈ iː . hʲ ɛ / / ˈ iː . hʹ e / 8581

<óige> ‘youth’

▶ / ˈ ɔː . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ ɔː . ɡʹ e /

▶ / ˈ oː . ɟ ɪ / / ˈ oː . ɡʹ i /

▶ / ˈ oː . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ oː . ɡʹ e / 8582

<oileán> ‘island’

▶ / ˈ ɛ . l̪ˠ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ e . ʟ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . l ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ i . lʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ɪ . ˈ lʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / i . ˈ ʟʹ aː ɴ / 8583

<oir> ‘fit’

▶ / ˈ ɔː ɾʲ / / ˈ ɔː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ l / / ˈ fʹ e lʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ i rʹ / 8585

<oirfidh> ‘will fit’

▶ / ˈ ɔː . ɾ̥ʲ iː / / ˈ ɔː . hrʹ iː /

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

▶ / ˈ ɪ . ɾ̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ i . hrʹ i ɡʹ / 8586

<oirthe> ‘fitted’

▶ / ˈ ɔː . ɾ̥ʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɔː . hrʹ e /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ l . t̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ fʹ e lʹ . tʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . ɾ̥ʲ ɛ / / ˈ i . hrʹ e / 8587