Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/uː/ /ʉː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel

<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

<míniú> ‘explanation’

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː . n̠ʲ ʉː / / ˈ mʹ iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː . n uː / / ˈ mʹ iː . nʹ uː /

▶ / mʲ iː . ˈ nʲ uː / / mʹ iː . ˈ ɴʹ uː / 8537

<mo shmidiú> ‘my make-up’

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ m̥ʲ ɪ . ʤ ʉː / / m ə # ˈ hmʹ i . dʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ ə # x ɪ d̠ʲ # ˈ sˠ mʲ ɪ . d̠ʲ uː / / m ə # x i dʹ # ˈ s mʹ i . dʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ ə # m̥ʲ ɪ . ˈ dʲ uː / / m ə # hmʹ i . ˈ dʹ uː / 8551

<móin> ‘turf’

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː nʲ / / ˈ m oː ɴʹ / 8557

<móna> ‘turf (genitive)’

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː . n̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ m oː . ɴ uː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m uː . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m oː . ɴ ə / 8558

<mór> ‘big’

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː ɾˠ / / ˈ m oː r /

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː ɾˠ / / ˈ m oː r /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ m uː r / 8559

<mórán> ‘much’

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː . ɾˠ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ m oː . r a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː . ɾˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ m oː . r aː ɴ /

▶ / mˠ uː . ˈ ɾˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / m uː . ˈ r aː ɴ / 8560

<mothú> ‘feeling’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ʌ . hˠ ʉː / / ˈ m o . h uː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ʌ . hˠ uː / / ˈ m o . h uː /

▶ / mˠ ʌ . ˈ hˠ uː / / m o . ˈ h uː / 8562

<múch> ‘extinguish’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ʉː x / / ˈ m uː x /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː x / / ˈ m uː x /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː x / / ˈ m uː x / 8563

<múchfaidh> ‘will extinguish’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ʉː . x iː / / ˈ m uː . x iː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː . x ə / / ˈ m uː . x ə /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː . x ɪ ɟ / / ˈ m uː . x i ɡʹ / 8564