Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ɴ/ /n̪ˠ/ apical consonant coronal dental nasal plosive velarised voiced /n̪ˠ/ apical consonant coronal dental nasal plosive velarised voiced /n̪ˠ/ apical consonant coronal dental nasal plosive velarised voiced

<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

<na longa> ‘the ships’

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ l̪ˠ ʌ ŋ . ə / / ɴ ə # ˈ ʟ o ŋ . ə /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ l̪ˠ ʌ ŋ . ɡ ə / / ɴ ə # ˈ ʟ o ŋ . ɡ ə /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ l̪ˠ ʌ ŋ . ə / / ɴ ə # ˈ ʟ o ŋ . ə / 8567

<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

<na> ‘the (pl.)’

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɴ ə /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə / / ɴ ə /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə / / ɴ ə / 8569

<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

<naoi> ‘nine’

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ eː / / ˈ ɴ eː / 8571

<naomh> ‘saint’

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ iː w / / ˈ ɴ iː v /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ iː w / / ˈ ɴ iː v /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ eː vˠ / / ˈ ɴ eː v / 8572

<nocht> ‘naked’

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ ɴ o x t /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ ɴ o x t /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ʊ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ ɴ u x t / 8579

<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

<pionsúr> ‘pincers’

▶ / ˈ pʲ ɪ n̪ˠ . sˠ ɤ ɾˠ / / ˈ pʹ i ɴ . s u r /

▶ / ˈ pʲ ʊ n̪ˠ . sˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ pʹ u ɴ . s uː r /

▶ / pʲ ʊ n̪ˠ . ˈ sˠ uː ɾˠ / / pʹ u ɴ . ˈ s uː r / 8605