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

<súgradh> ‘play’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ʉː . ɡ ɾˠ ʉː / / ˈ s uː . ɡ r uː /

▶ / ˈ sˠ uː . ɡ ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s uː . ɡ r ə /

▶ / ˈ sˠ uː . ɡ ɾˠ ə / / ˈ s uː . ɡ r ə / 8715

<talamh> ‘ground’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ t a . ʟ uː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ t aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ a . l̪ˠ ə vˠ / / ˈ t a . ʟ ə v / 8725

<thabharfadh> ‘would give’

▶ / ˈ hˠ oː . ɾ̥ˠ ʉː / / ˈ h oː . hr uː /

▶ / ˈ hʲ uː . ɾ̥ˠ ə x / / ˈ hʹ uː . hr ə x /

▶ / ˈ hˠ uː . ɾ̥ˠ ə x / / ˈ h uː . hr ə x / 8743

<thógadh> ‘take (hab. past)’

▶ / ˈ hˠ oː . ɡ ʉː / / ˈ h oː . ɡ uː /

▶ / ˈ hˠ oː . ɟ ə x / / ˈ h oː . ɡʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ hˠ oː . ɡ ə x / / ˈ h oː . ɡ ə x / 8748

<thógfadh> ‘would take’

▶ / ˈ hˠ oː . k ʉː / / ˈ h oː . k uː /

▶ / ˈ hˠ oː . c ə x / / ˈ h oː . kʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ hˠ oː . k ə x / / ˈ h oː . k ə x / 8749

<tiúis> ‘thickness (genitive)’

▶ / ˈ ʧ ʉː ɕ / / ˈ tʹ uː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ t̠ʲ uː ɕ / / ˈ tʹ uː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ tʲ uː ʃ / / ˈ tʹ uː sʹ / 8758

<tiús> ‘thickness’

▶ / ˈ ʧ ʉː sˠ / / ˈ tʹ uː s /

▶ / ˈ t̠ʲ uː sˠ / / ˈ tʹ uː s /

▶ / ˈ tʲ uː sˠ / / ˈ tʹ uː s / 8759

<tógadh> ‘take (hab. past)’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ oː . ɡ ʉː / / ˈ t oː . ɡ uː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ oː . ɟ uː / / ˈ t oː . ɡʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ oː . ɡ ə x / / ˈ t oː . ɡ ə x / 8761

<tóin> ‘bottom’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ t oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ t uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ oː nʲ / / ˈ t oː ɴʹ / 8768

<tú> ‘you’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ t uː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uː / / ˈ t uː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uː / / ˈ t uː / 8780