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

<cú> ‘hound’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː / / ˈ k uː /

▶ / ˈ k uː / / ˈ k uː /

▶ / ˈ k uː / / ˈ k uː / 8286

<Cúige Mumhan> ‘Munster’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɟ ə # ˈ mˠ ʉː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k u . ɡʹ ə # ˈ m uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɟ ə # ˈ mˠ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k uː . ɡʹ ə # ˈ m uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɟ ə # ˈ mˠ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k uː . ɡʹ ə # ˈ m uː ɴ / 8290

<cúil> ‘goal’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː l̠ʲ / / ˈ k uː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ k uː l̠ʲ / / ˈ k uː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ k uː lʲ / / ˈ k uː lʹ / 8292

<cuing> ‘bodkin’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː ɲ / / ˈ k uː ŋʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɪ ɲ / / ˈ k i ŋʹ /

▶ / ˈ k iː ɲ / / ˈ k iː ŋʹ / 8294

<cúis> ‘reason’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː ɕ / / ˈ k uː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ k uː ɕ / / ˈ k uː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ k uː ʃ / / ˈ k uː sʹ / 8297

<cúl> ‘goal’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k uː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k uː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k uː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k uː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k uː ʟ / 8298

<cultúr> ‘culture’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ɤ ɾˠ / / ˈ k u ʟ . t u r /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ k u ʟ . t uː r /

▶ / k ʊ l̪ˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ uː ɾˠ / / k u ʟ . ˈ t uː r / 8300

<cúr> ‘foam’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː ɾˠ / / ˈ k uː r /

▶ / ˈ k uː ɾˠ / / ˈ k uː r /

▶ / ˈ k uː ɾˠ / / ˈ k uː r / 8301

<cúramach> ‘careful; busy’

▶ / ˈ k ʉː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ a x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m a x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m ə x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə . mˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə . m ə x / 8304

<currach> ‘(bád)’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɾˠ a x / / ˈ k u . r a x /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k u . r ə x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə x / 8305