Phonology of Irish and Irish English interact.
Vowels
editEnglish lexical set | English spellings | Irish English phoneme | Dublin Irish phoneme | Irish spellings | English–Gaelic homophones |
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KIT i ɪ i ɪ ship, rip, dim, spirit | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
DRESS e e e ɛ step, ebb, hem, terror | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
TRAP a æ a æ bad, cab, ham, arrow | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
LOT o ɒ a ɑ stop, rob, swan | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
STRUT u ʌ u ʌ cub, rub, hum | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
FOOT u ʊ u ʊ full, look, could | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
BATH a ɑː a æ staff, clasp, dance | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
CLOTH o ɒ o ɔ cough, long, laurel, origin | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
NURSE e ɜː e ɜr hurt, term, work | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
FLEECE i iː i i seed, key, seize | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
FACE e eɪ e eɪ weight, rein, steak | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
PALM a ɑː a ɑ * calm, bra, father | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
THOUGHT o ɔː o ɔ * taut, hawk, broad | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
GOAT o əʊ o o soap, soul, home | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
GOOSE u uː u u who, group, few | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
PRICE a aɪ a aɪ ripe, tribe, aisle, choir | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
CHOICE o ɔɪ o ɔɪ boy, void, coin | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
MOUTH a aʊ a aʊ pouch, noun, crowd, flower | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
NEAR i ɪə i ɪr beer, pier, fierce, serious | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
SQUARE e ɛə e ɛr care, air, wear, Mary | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
START a ɑː a ɑr far, sharp, farm, safari | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
NORTH o ɔː o ɔr war, storm, for, aural | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
FORCE o ɔː o or floor, coarse, ore, oral | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir | ||
CURE u ʊə u ʊr poor, tour, fury | engspell | gaspell | eng–ir |