Indo-European Phonological Inventory Database

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Old Irish

Family: Celtic

Region: Ireland

Time: 6th-10th century C.E.

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Velar Glottal
Voiceless stop p pʲ t tʲ k kʲ
Voiced stop b bʲ d dʲ ɡ ɡʲ
Voiceless fricative f fʲ θ θʲ s sʲ x xʲ h hʲ
Voiced fricative β̃ β̃ʲ v vʲ ð ðʲ ɣ ɣʲ
Nasal m mʲ n n̞ nʲ n̞ʲ
Trill r rʲ
Tap ɾ ɾʲ
Lateral l l̞ lʲ l̞ʲ

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i iː u uː
Mid e eː ə o oː
Low a aː

Diphthongs

/ai/, /oi/, /ui/, /au/, /eu/, /iu/, /aːu/, /eːu/, /iːu/, /ia/, /ua/

Bibliography

Stifter, David. 2006. Sengoidelc: Old Irish for Beginners. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press.
Thurneysen, Rudolf. 1980. A grammar of Old Irish. Dublin: Dublin Institute for advanced studies.

Author

Stefano Coretta

Credits: apnetwork