Help:IPA/Icelandic

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Icelandic language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}. This key is allophonic which means that it encodes main allophones of the distinctive sounds.

See Icelandic phonology and {{section link|Icelandic orthography|Spelling-to-sound correspondence}} for a more thorough look at the sounds of Icelandic.

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IPA	Examples	English approximation
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|c}} \| {{Audio\|Is-geta.oga\|geta}}, {{Audio\|Gjögur.ogg\|Gjögur}} \| skew
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʰ\|cʰ}} \| kær, kjör \| cute
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|cː}} \| baggi, seggja \| American backgammon
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ç}} \| hjá \| hue
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ð̠\|ð}} \| {{Audio\|Is-góður.oga\|góður}} \| weather
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|f}} \| {{Audio\|is-fótur.ogg\|fótur}}, skipta{{efn\|name=f-p-g\|Several sounds may be represented by graphical ⟨f⟩ ⟨p⟩ and ⟨g⟩, which alternate for historical reasons based on phonological environement. Paradigms and derivation may thus seem more opaque, e.g. {{IPA\|[sɛijɪ]}} '(I) say', {{IPA\|[saxt]}} '(was) said', {{IPA\|[saɣðɪ]}} '(I) said', {{IPA\|[sakna]}} '(of) stories' all derived from {{IPA\|[sɛija]}} '(to) say'.}} \| foot
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|fː}} \| kaffi \| off-field
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɣ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-fluga.oga\|fluga}}{{efn\|name=f-p-g}} \| Spanish {{Lang\|es\|trigo}}
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|h}} \| {{Audio\|Is-hafið.oga\|hafið}} \| hound
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʰc\|hc}} \| ekki \| skew (with an h sound before it)
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʰk\|hk}} \| {{Audio\|Is-drekka.oga\|drekka}} \| sky (with an h sound before it)
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʰp\|hp}} \| {{Audio\|Is-stoppa.ogg\|stoppa}} \| spy (with an h sound before it)
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʰt\|ht}} \| {{Audio\|is-nótt.ogg\|nótt}} \| sty (with an h sound before it)
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|j}} \| jú, lagi, segja{{efn\|name=f-p-g}}, {{Audio\|Is-ég.oga\|ég}} \| yes
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|k}} \| {{Audio\|Is-glápa.oga\|glápa}}{{efn\|name=f-p-g}}, {{Audio\|Is-strákur.ogg\|strákur}}{{efn\|name=naspirated\|Aspirated stops devoice morpheme-preceding consonnants as a form of pre-aspiration but are, in standard varieties, pronounced unaspirated other than word initially. However, preserving them post-aspirated intervocallicaly distinguishes "northerners", compare flauta {{IPA\|//ˈflœy.tʰa//}}, {{Audio\|is-flauta (northern pronunciation).ogg\|Northern}}/ {{Audio\|is-flauta.ogg\|Unmarked}}. Some north-easterner may additionally keep mp, nt, nk, lp, lk, ðk post-aspirated, but not rp, rt, rk, lt.}} \| sky
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|kʰ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Katla.oga\|Katla}} \| kite
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|kː}} \| hryggur \| stockgirl
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|l}} \| {{Audio\|Is-logn.ogg\|lokn}} \| leap
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɬ\|l̥}} \| {{Audio\|is-hljóðfæri.ogg\|hljóð...}}, {{Audio\|Is-stelpa.ogg\|stelpa}}{{efn\|name=naspirated}}, {{Audio\|Is-sól.oga\|sól''}}{{efn\|name=devoiced\|In connected speech final voiced consonants keep their voicing, even before voiceless sounds. Whilst utterance finally, they are devoiced (exept nasals).}} \| same as above but voiceless, like hl
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|lː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-bolla.oga\|bolla}}, ulla \| Italian {{Lang\|it\|bella}}
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|m}} \| {{Audio\|Is-mylla.oga\|mylla}}, {{Audio\|Is-hefnd.ogg\|hefnd}} \| moon
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|m̥}} \| lampi{{efn\|name=naspirated}}, {{Audio\|Is-nefnt.oga\|nefnt}} \| same as above but voiceless, like hm
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|mː}} \| hlemmur \| roommate
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|n}} \| níu \| noon
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|n̥}} \| hnífur, einn \| same as above but voiceless, like hn
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|nː}} \| brenna, þann \| unknown
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɲ}} \| lengi \| canyon
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɲ̊}} \| banki{{efn\|name=naspirated}} \| same as above but voiceless, like hny
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ŋ}} \| ungs \| sing
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ŋ̊}} \| þungt, {{Audio\|Is-einkalíf.oga\|einka-}}{{efn\|name=naspirated}} \| same as above but voiceless, like hng
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|p}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Bær.ogg\|bær}}, gaupa{{efn\|name=naspirated}}, skafl{{efn\|name=f-p-g}} \| spy
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|pʰ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-par.oga\|par}}{{efn\|name=f-p-g}} \| pie
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|pː}} \| kobbi \| flipbook
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|r}} \| {{Audio\|Is-rós.oga\|rós}} \| ring, but trilled
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|r̥}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Hrólfur.ogg\|Hrólfur}}{{efn\|name=devoiced}} \| same as above but voiceless, like hr
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|rː}} \| marra \| Italian terra
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|s̺\|s}} \| {{Audio\|Is-spara.oga\|spara}} \| between sip and ship (retracted)
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|sː}} \| {{Audio\|is-hvass2.ogg\|hvass}} \| between this sip and trash ship (retracted)
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|t̪\|t}} \| {{Audio\|Is-dís.oga\|dís}}, {{Audio\|is-matur.ogg\|matur}}{{efn\|name=naspirated}}, {{Audio\|is-karl2.ogg\|karl}}, {{Audio\|is-hæll.ogg\|hæll}}, einn \| sty
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|tʰ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-taska.oga\|taska}} \| tie
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ː\|tː}} \| oddur \| out-do
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|θ̠\|θ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Þau.oga\|þau}}, {{Audio\|Is-maðkur.oga\|maðkur}}{{efn\|name=naspirated}}, {{Audio\|Is-bað.ogg\|bað}}{{efn\|name=devoiced}} \| think
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|v}} \| {{Audio\|is-völlur.ogg\|völlur}}, {{Audio\|Is-lofa.oga\|lofa}}{{efn\|name=f-p-g}} \| very
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|x}} \| sjúkt, sagt{{efn\|name=f-p-g}}, {{Audio\|Is-lag.oga\|lag}}{{efn\|name=devoiced}} \| Scottish loch
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|xʷ}} \| hver{{efn\|name=hv\|Hver is usually pronounced as if spelled kver. {{IPAblink\|xʷ}} is a part of a dialect from the Southern Region and is rare nowadays. Compare with hvass : {{IPA\|{{Audio\|is-hvass1.ogg\|[xʷɑ̈s̺ː]}}}} or {{IPA\|{{Audio\|is-hvass2.ogg\|[kʰvɑ̈s̺ː]}}}}}} \| why (without the wine–whine merger)

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{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" | Consonants

IPA

Examples

English approximation

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|c}}

| {{Audio|Is-geta.oga|geta}}, {{Audio|Gjögur.ogg|Gjögur}}

| skew

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʰ|cʰ}}

| kær, kjör

| cute

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|cː}}

| baggi, seggja

| American backgammon

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ç}}

| hjá

| hue

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ð̠|ð}}

| {{Audio|Is-góður.oga|góður}}

| weather

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|f}}

| {{Audio|is-fótur.ogg|fótur}}, skipta{{efn|name=f-p-g|Several sounds may be represented by graphical ⟨f⟩ ⟨p⟩ and ⟨g⟩, which alternate for historical reasons based on phonological environement. Paradigms and derivation may thus seem more opaque, e.g. {{IPA|[sɛijɪ]}} '(I) say', {{IPA|[saxt]}} '(was) said', {{IPA|[saɣðɪ]}} '(I) said', {{IPA|[sakna]}} '(of) stories' all derived from {{IPA|[sɛija]}} '(to) say'.}}

| foot

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|fː}}

| kaffi

| off-field

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɣ}}

| {{Audio|Is-fluga.oga|fluga}}{{efn|name=f-p-g}}

| Spanish {{Lang|es|trigo}}

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|h}}

| {{Audio|Is-hafið.oga|hafið}}

| hound

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʰc|hc}}

| ekki

| skew (with an h sound before it)

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʰk|hk}}

| {{Audio|Is-drekka.oga|drekka}}

| sky (with an h sound before it)

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʰp|hp}}

| {{Audio|Is-stoppa.ogg|stoppa}}

| spy (with an h sound before it)

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʰt|ht}}

| {{Audio|is-nótt.ogg|nótt}}

| sty (with an h sound before it)

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|j}}

| jú, lagi, segja{{efn|name=f-p-g}}, {{Audio|Is-ég.oga|ég}}

| yes

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|k}}

| {{Audio|Is-glápa.oga|glápa}}{{efn|name=f-p-g}}, {{Audio|Is-strákur.ogg|strákur}}{{efn|name=naspirated|Aspirated stops devoice morpheme-preceding consonnants as a form of pre-aspiration but are, in standard varieties, pronounced unaspirated other than word initially. However, preserving them post-aspirated intervocallicaly distinguishes "northerners", compare flauta {{IPA|//ˈflœy.tʰa//}}, {{Audio|is-flauta (northern pronunciation).ogg|Northern}}/ {{Audio|is-flauta.ogg|Unmarked}}.
Some north-easterner may additionally keep mp, nt, nk, lp, lk, ðk post-aspirated, but not rp, rt, rk, lt.}}

| sky

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|kʰ}}

| {{Audio|Is-Katla.oga|Katla}}

| kite

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|kː}}

| hryggur

| stockgirl

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|l}}

| {{Audio|Is-logn.ogg|lokn}}

| leap

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɬ|l̥}}

| {{Audio|is-hljóðfæri.ogg|hljóð...}}, {{Audio|Is-stelpa.ogg|stelpa}}{{efn|name=naspirated}}, {{Audio|Is-sól.oga|sól''}}{{efn|name=devoiced|In connected speech final voiced consonants keep their voicing, even before voiceless sounds. Whilst utterance finally, they are devoiced (exept nasals).}}

| same as above but voiceless,
like hl

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|lː}}

| {{Audio|Is-bolla.oga|bolla}}, ulla

| Italian {{Lang|it|bella}}

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|m}}

| {{Audio|Is-mylla.oga|mylla}}, {{Audio|Is-hefnd.ogg|hefnd}}

| moon

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|m̥}}

| lampi{{efn|name=naspirated}}, {{Audio|Is-nefnt.oga|nefnt}}

| same as above but voiceless,
like hm

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|mː}}

| hlemmur

| roommate

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|n}}

| níu

| noon

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|n̥}}

| hnífur, einn

| same as above but voiceless,
like hn

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|nː}}

| brenna, þann

| unknown

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɲ}}

| lengi

| canyon

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɲ̊}}

| banki{{efn|name=naspirated}}

| same as above but voiceless,
like hny

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ŋ}}

| ungs

| sing

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ŋ̊}}

| þungt, {{Audio|Is-einkalíf.oga|einka-}}{{efn|name=naspirated}}

| same as above but voiceless,
like hng

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|p}}

| {{Audio|Is-Bær.ogg|bær}}, gaupa{{efn|name=naspirated}}, skafl{{efn|name=f-p-g}}

| spy

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|pʰ}}

| {{Audio|Is-par.oga|par}}{{efn|name=f-p-g}}

| pie

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|pː}}

| kobbi

| flipbook

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|r}}

| {{Audio|Is-rós.oga|rós}}

| ring, but trilled

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|r̥}}

| {{Audio|Is-Hrólfur.ogg|Hrólfur}}{{efn|name=devoiced}}

| same as above but voiceless,
like hr

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|rː}}

| marra

| Italian terra

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|s̺|s}}

| {{Audio|Is-spara.oga|spara}}

| between sip and ship (retracted)

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|sː}}

| {{Audio|is-hvass2.ogg|hvass}}

| between this sip and trash ship (retracted)

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|t̪|t}}

| {{Audio|Is-dís.oga|dís}}, {{Audio|is-matur.ogg|matur}}{{efn|name=naspirated}},
{{Audio|is-karl2.ogg|karl}}, {{Audio|is-hæll.ogg|hæll}}, einn

| sty

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|tʰ}}

| {{Audio|Is-taska.oga|taska}}

| tie

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ː|tː}}

| oddur

| out-do

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|θ̠|θ}}

| {{Audio|Is-Þau.oga|þau}}, {{Audio|Is-maðkur.oga|maðkur}}{{efn|name=naspirated}}, {{Audio|Is-bað.ogg|bað}}{{efn|name=devoiced}}

| think

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|v}}

| {{Audio|is-völlur.ogg|völlur}}, {{Audio|Is-lofa.oga|lofa}}{{efn|name=f-p-g}}

| very

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|x}}

| sjúkt, sagt{{efn|name=f-p-g}}, {{Audio|Is-lag.oga|lag}}{{efn|name=devoiced}}

| Scottish loch

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|xʷ}}

| hver{{efn|name=hv|Hver is usually pronounced as if spelled kver. {{IPAblink|xʷ}} is a part of a dialect from the Southern Region and is rare nowadays. Compare with hvass : {{IPA|{{Audio|is-hvass1.ogg|[xʷɑ̈s̺ː]}}}} or {{IPA|{{Audio|is-hvass2.ogg|[kʰvɑ̈s̺ː]}}}}}}

| why (without the wine–whine merger)

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class="wikitable" ! colspan="3" \| Vowels{{efn\|name=length\|Vowels are usually long if they are stressed and followed by no more than one consonant, double consonants counting as more than one. Vowel length is not phonemic.}}
IPA ! Examples ! English approximation
colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" \| Monophthongs
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ä\|a}} \| {{Audio\|Is-taska.oga\|taska}} \| art
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ä\|aː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-taka.oga\|taka}} \| father
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɛ̝\|ɛ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-stelpa.ogg\|stelpa}}, erlendur \| bet
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ɛː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-stela.oga\|stela}}{{efn\|name=longmid\|Long {{IPA\|[ɛː, ɔː, œː]}} are most typically realized as smooth transitions from {{IPA\|[ɪ, ʊ, ʏ]}} to {{IPA\|[ɛː, ɔː, œː]}}. Thus, they are monophthongs phonologically and diphthongs phonetically ({{Harvcolnb\|Árnason\|2011\|p=60}}, {{Harvcolnb\|Gussmann\|2011\|pp=71, 88}}).}} \| roughly like yes
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|i}} \| fı́nt, sýndi \| leaf
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|iː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Ísland.ogg\|Ísland}}, hlýt \| leave
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɪ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-milli.oga\|milli}}, {{Audio\|Is-mylla.oga\|mylla}} \| kit
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɪː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-sin.oga\|sin}}, {{Audio\|Is-ryð.oga\|ryð}} \| kid
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ɔ̝\|ɔ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-logn.ogg\|logn}}, traktor \| hot
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ɔː}} \| {{Audio\|is-lofa.oga\|lofa}}{{efn\|name=longmid}} \| roughly like water
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|œ̝\|œ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Börn.oga\|börn}} \| nurse
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|œː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-ör.oga\|ör}}, öl{{efn\|name=longmid}} \| German körn ; like fur
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|u}} \| ungur \| pull
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|uː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Þú.oga\|þú}} \| pool
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʏ}} \| {{Audio\|Is-hundur.oga\|hundur}} \| German Mütter ; like kit with lips rounded
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ʏː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-fluga.oga\|fluga}} \| German schön; like kid with lips rounded
colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" \| Diphthongs
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ai}} \| {{Audio\|Is-hæll.ogg\|hæll}} \| {{abbr\|"Brit"\|British isles, Australian and New Zealand English}} map or "flat" my
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|aiː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Læsa.ogg\|læsa}} \| might
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|au}} \| skáld \| a louse
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|auː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-Lás.ogg\|lás}} \| allow
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ei}} \| {{Audio\|Is-einkalíf.oga\|einka-}} \| "flat" Tuesday
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|eiː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-skeið.oga\|skeið}} \| day
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ɔi}} \| bogi \| choice
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ou}} \| {{Audio\|Is-dóttir.ogg\|dóttir}} \| "flat" pottato
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ouː}} \| {{Audio\|Is-sól.oga\|sól}}, {{Audio\|Is-prófa.ogg\|prófa}} \| goal
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|œy}} \| laust \| rowspan="2" \| Scottish or "Canadian" rite
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|œyː}} \| {{Audio\|is-auga.ogg\|auga}}
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA\|ʏi}} \| hugi \| No clear English equivalent, similar to gooey

class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" | Vowels{{efn|name=length|Vowels are usually long if they are stressed and followed by no more than one consonant, double consonants counting as more than one. Vowel length is not phonemic.}}

IPA

! Examples

! English approximation

colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Monophthongs

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ä|a}}

| {{Audio|Is-taska.oga|taska}}

| art

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ä|aː}}

| {{Audio|Is-taka.oga|taka}}

| father

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɛ̝|ɛ}}

| {{Audio|Is-stelpa.ogg|stelpa}}, erlendur

| bet

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ɛː}}

| {{Audio|Is-stela.oga|stela}}{{efn|name=longmid|Long {{IPA|[ɛː, ɔː, œː]}} are most typically realized as smooth transitions from {{IPA|[ɪ, ʊ, ʏ]}} to {{IPA|[ɛː, ɔː, œː]}}. Thus, they are monophthongs phonologically and diphthongs phonetically ({{Harvcolnb|Árnason|2011|p=60}}, {{Harvcolnb|Gussmann|2011|pp=71, 88}}).}}

| roughly like yes

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|i}}

| fı́nt, sýndi

| leaf

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|iː}}

| {{Audio|Is-Ísland.ogg|Ísland}}, hlýt

| leave

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɪ}}

| {{Audio|Is-milli.oga|milli}}, {{Audio|Is-mylla.oga|mylla}}

| kit

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɪː}}

| {{Audio|Is-sin.oga|sin}}, {{Audio|Is-ryð.oga|ryð}}

| kid

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ɔ̝|ɔ}}

| {{Audio|Is-logn.ogg|logn}}, traktor

| hot

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ɔː}}

| {{Audio|is-lofa.oga|lofa}}{{efn|name=longmid}}

| roughly like water

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|œ̝|œ}}

| {{Audio|Is-Börn.oga|börn}}

| nurse

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|œː}}

| {{Audio|Is-ör.oga|ör}}, öl{{efn|name=longmid}}

| German körn ; like fur

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|u}}

| ungur

| pull

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|uː}}

| {{Audio|Is-Þú.oga|þú}}

| pool

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʏ}}

| {{Audio|Is-hundur.oga|hundur}}

| German Mütter ; like kit with lips rounded

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ʏː}}

| {{Audio|Is-fluga.oga|fluga}}

| German schön; like kid with lips rounded

colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Diphthongs

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ai}}

| {{Audio|Is-hæll.ogg|hæll}}

| {{abbr|"Brit"|British isles, Australian and New Zealand English}} map or "flat" my

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|aiː}}

| {{Audio|Is-Læsa.ogg|læsa}}

| might

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|au}}

| skáld

| a louse

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|auː}}

| {{Audio|Is-Lás.ogg|lás}}

| allow

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ei}}

| {{Audio|Is-einkalíf.oga|einka-}}

| "flat" Tuesday

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|eiː}}

| {{Audio|Is-skeið.oga|skeið}}

| day

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ɔi}}

| bogi

| choice

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ou}}

| {{Audio|Is-dóttir.ogg|dóttir}}

| "flat" pottato

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ouː}}

| {{Audio|Is-sól.oga|sól}}, {{Audio|Is-prófa.ogg|prófa}}

| goal

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|œy}}

| laust

| rowspan="2" | Scottish or "Canadian" rite

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|œyː}}

| {{Audio|is-auga.ogg|auga}}

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ʏi}}

| hugi

| No clear English equivalent, similar to gooey

class="wikitable" ! colspan="3" \| Other symbols
IPA	Explanation
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ˈ\|ˈ◌}} \| primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable, e.g. *lan*gur {{IPA\|[ˈlauŋkʏr̥]}})
style="text-align: center;" \| {{IPA link\|ˌ\|ˌ◌}} \| secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable, e.g. afmælisdagur {{IPA\|[ˈamailɪsˌtaːɣʏr̥]}})

class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" | Other symbols

IPA

Explanation

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ˈ|ˈ◌}}

| primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable, e.g. langur {{IPA|[ˈlauŋkʏr̥]}})

style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA link|ˌ|ˌ◌}}

| secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable, e.g. afmælisdagur {{IPA|[ˈamailɪsˌtaːɣʏr̥]}})

Notes

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Bibliography

{{cite book

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|title=Hljóðkerfi og orðhlutakerfi íslensku

|year=2013

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|isbn=

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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306201852/https://notendur.hi.is/eirikur/hoi.pdf

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|url-status=dead

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}}

{{cite journal

|last=Gussmann

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|journal=Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia

|year=2011

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|url=https://repozytorium.amu.edu.pl/jspui/bitstream/10593/1729/1/071-090.pdf

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{{cite journal

|last=Haugen

|first=Einar

|authorlink=Einar Haugen

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|journal=Language

|year=1958

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|issue=1

|pages=55–88

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|jstor=411276

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{{cite thesis

|last=Volhardt

|first=Marc Daniel Skibsted

|year=2011

|title=Islændinges udtale af dansk. En sammenlignende analyse af lydsystemerne i islandsk og dansk, og islandske studerendes danskudtale

|type=Bachelor's degree essay

|language=da

|place=Reykjavík

|publisher=University of Iceland

|url=https://skemman.is/handle/1946/8441

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Notes

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