![]() | This is thepronunciation key forIPA transcriptions of Irish on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Irish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishingconsensus on thetalk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, seeHelp:IPA. For the distinction between[ ],/ / and ⟨ ⟩, seeIPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representsIrish-language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
SeeIrish phonology andIrish orthography for a more thorough look at the sounds of Irish and how they are represented in writing, respectively.
Broad | Slender | ||||
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IPA | Example | English approximation | IPA | Example | English approximation |
bˠ | bain, scuab | boot | bʲ | béal, cnáib | beautiful |
d̪ˠ | dorn, nead | do (but dental),though (Ireland) | dʲ | dearg, cuid | media |
fˠ | fós, graf,pholl | fool | fʲ | fíon, stuif,phríosún | fuel |
ɡ | gasúr, bog | goose | ɟ | geata, carraig | argue |
ɣ | dhorn,ghasúr | Spanish higo | j[2][3] | dhearg,gheata | yellow |
h[4] | Shasana,shean,thaisce,theanga,hata, nahéisc | hand | — | ||
k | cáis, mac | cart | c | ceist, mic | cube |
l̪ˠ[5] | labhair, balla | filth | l̠ʲ[5] | leabhair, goilleadh | million |
lˠ[5] | fhlaith, bealach | pool | lʲ[5] | fhleasc, goile | leaf |
mˠ | mór, am | moot | mʲ | milis, im | mute |
n̪ˠ[6] | naoi, donna | tenth | n̠ʲ[6] | ní, bainne | inch |
nˠ[6] | dona | noon | nʲ[6] | bainis | opinion |
ŋ | ngasúr | long | ɲ | ngeata | angular |
pˠ | poll, stop | poor | pʲ | príosún, truip | pure |
ɾˠ | barr, carr | rule (buttapped) | ɾʲ | fhréamh, tirim | real (but tapped) |
sˠ | Sasana, tús,speal | soon | ʃ | sean, cáis | sheet |
t̪ˠ | taisce, ceart | tool (but dental),thorn (Ireland) | tʲ | tír, beirt | tune (accents withoutyod dropping) |
w[7][3] | bhain, dubh,mhór, léamh,vóta | wood orvoodoo | vʲ | bhéal, sibh,mhilis, nimh,veidhlín | view |
x | cháis, taoiseach | loch (Scotland) | ç | cheist, deich,theann,theocht,thiúilip,thiocfadh,thiubh | hue (pronounced strongly) |
IPA | Examples | English approximation | IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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a | mac | trap | aː | tá | father |
ɛ | ceist | best | eː | mé, gael | pay |
ɪ | ith, duine | kit | iː | mín, naoi | mean |
ɔ | olc, deoch | off | oː | bó, ceol | core |
ʊ | dubh, fliuch | good | uː | tú | cool |
ə | solas, milis | sofa | — |
IPA | Examples | English Approximation |
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iə[8] | bia | idea |
uə[8] | fuar | truant |
əi[8] | saghas | light |
əu[8] | leabhar | about |
IPA | Explanation |
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ˈ | primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable); usually the first syllable except inMunster |
ˌ | secondary stress (usually found only incompounds) |
Materials published elsewhere use somewhat different conventions from those used at Wikipedia. For example, it is a longstanding tradition to leave velarized ("broad") consonants unmarked and mark palatalized ("slender") consonants with theprime, but that is not standard IPA usage.
This section compares the IPA system used at Wikipedia (which is based on that used by Ailbhe Ní Chasaide in her description of Irish in theHandbook of the International Phonetic Association,ISBN 0-521-63751-1) with the systems used in some other works.
IPA | Ní Chasaide (1999)[9] (Gweedore) | Quiggin (1906)[10] (Glenties) | Breatnach (1947)[11] (Ring) | Ó Sé (2000)[12] (Dingle Peninsula) | Mhac an Fhailigh (1968)[13] (Erris) | Ó Siadhail (1988)[14] (Cois Fharraige) | Foclóir Póca (1993)[15] (Lárchanúint) |
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a | a | æ, α | a | a | a | æ:, a: | a |
aː | æ | α: | a: | ɑː | a: | ɑ: | a: |
bˠ | bˠ | b | b | b | b | b | b |
bʲ | bʲ | b′ | b′ | b′ | b′ | b′ | b′ |
c | c | k′ | k′ | k′ | k′ | k′ | k′ |
ç | ç | ç | ç | x′ | ç | x′ | x′ |
d̪ˠ | d̪ˠ | d | d | d | d | d | d |
dʲ | d̠ʲ | d′ | d′ | d′ | d′ | d′ | d′ |
eː | e | e: | e: | eː | e: | e: | e: |
ɛ | ɛ | ɛ, e | e | e | e | e | e |
ə | ə | ə | ə | ə, ɪ | ə | ə | ə |
əi | — | αi | əi | ai | əi | ai | ai |
əu | au | αu | əu | ou | əu | au | au |
fˠ | fˠ | f | f | f | f | f | f |
fʲ | fʲ | f′ | f′ | f′ | f′ | f′ | f′ |
ɡ | ɡ | g | g | ɡ | g | g | g |
ɣ | ɣ | ℊ | γ | ɣ | ɣ | ɣ | γ |
h | h | h | h, h′ | h | h | h | h |
iː | i | i: | i: | iː | i: | i: | i: |
ɪ | ɪ | ï, i, y | i | i | i | i | i |
iə | ia | iə | iə | iːə | iə | i:ə | iə |
j | j | j | j | ɣ′ | j | ɣ′ | γ′ |
ɟ | ɟ | g′ | g′ | ɡ′ | g′ | g′ | g′ |
k | k | k | k | k | k | k | k |
l̪ˠ | l̪ˠ | L | l | l | L | L | l |
lˠ | l | l | |||||
l̠ʲ | l̠ʲ | L′ | l′ | l′ | L′ | L′ | l′ |
lʲ | l | l′ | l′ | l′ | |||
mˠ | mˠ | m | m | m | m | m | m |
mʲ | mʲ | m′ | m′ | m′ | m′ | m′ | m′ |
n̪ˠ | n̪ˠ | N | n | n | N | N | n |
nˠ | n | n | n | ||||
n̠ʲ | n̠ʲ | N′ | n′ | n′ | N′ | N′ | n′ |
nʲ | n′ | n′ | n′ | ||||
ɲ | ɲ | ɲ | ŋ′ | ŋ′ | ŋ′ | ŋ′ | ŋ′ |
ŋ | ŋ | ŋ | ŋ | ŋ | ŋ | ŋ | ŋ |
oː | o | o:, ɔ: | o: | oː | o: | o: | o: |
ɔ | ʌ | ɔ, o̤ | o | o | o | o | o |
pˠ | pˠ | p | p | p | p | p | p |
pʲ | pʲ | p′ | p′ | p′ | p′ | p′ | p′ |
ɾˠ | ɾˠ | r, R | r | r | r | r | r |
ɾʲ | ɾʲ | r′ | r′ | r′ | r′ | r′ | r′ |
sˠ | sˠ | s | s | s | s | s | s |
ʃ | ɕ | ʃ | ʃ | ʃ | ʃ | s′ | s′ |
t̪ˠ | t̪ˠ | t | t | t | t | t | t |
tʲ | t̠ʲ | t′ | t′ | t′ | t′ | t′ | t′ |
uː | u | u: | u: | uː | u: | u: | u: |
ʊ | ɤ | U | u | u | u | u | u |
uə | ua | uə | uə | uːə | uə | u:ə | uə |
vʲ | vʲ | v | v′ | v′ | v′ | w′ | v′ |
w | w | w | v | v | w | w | v |
x | x | χ | x | x | x | x | x |