freang

Irish

Etymology

Probably from Middle Irish frencaid (“bend, bow”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲɾʲɑuŋ(ɡ)/

Verb

freang (present analytic freangann, future analytic freangfaidh, verbal noun freangadh, past participle freangtha)

(transitive) twist, wrench
(transitive, mechanical engineering) strain

Conjugation

conjugation of freang (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	freangadh
past participle	freangtha
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	freangaim	freangann tú; freangair^†	freangann sé, sí	freangaimid	freangann sibh	freangann siad; freangaid^†	a fhreangann; a fhreangas / a bhfreangann*	freangtar
past	d'fhreang mé; d'fhreangas / fhreang mé‡; fhreangas‡	d'fhreang tú; d'fhreangais / fhreang tú; fhreangais‡	d'fhreang sé, sí / fhreang sé, sí‡	d'fhreangamar; d'fhreang muid / fhreangamar; fhreang muid‡	d'fhreang sibh; d'fhreangabhair / fhreang sibh; fhreangabhair‡	d'fhreang siad; d'fhreangadar / fhreang siad; fhreangadar‡	a d'fhreang / ar fhreang*	freangadh
past habitual	d'fhreangainn / fhreangainn‡; bhfreangainn‡‡	d'fhreangtá / fhreangtá‡; bhfreangtá‡‡	d'fhreangadh sé, sí / fhreangadh sé, sí‡; bhfreangadh sé, sí‡‡	d'fhreangaimis; d'fhreangadh muid / fhreangaimis; fhreangadh muid‡; bhfreangaimis‡‡; bhfreangadh muid‡‡	d'fhreangadh sibh / fhreangadh sibh‡; bhfreangadh sibh‡‡	d'fhreangaidís; d'fhreangadh siad / fhreangaidís; fhreangadh siad‡; bhfreangaidís‡‡; bhfreangadh siad‡‡	a d'fhreangadh / a bhfreangadh*	d'fhreangtaí / fhreangtaí‡; bhfreangtaí‡‡
future	freangfaidh mé; freangfad	freangfaidh tú; freangfair^†	freangfaidh sé, sí	freangfaimid; freangfaidh muid	freangfaidh sibh	freangfaidh siad; freangfaid^†	a fhreangfaidh; a fhreangfas / a bhfreangfaidh*	freangfar
conditional	d'fhreangfainn / fhreangfainn‡; bhfreangfainn‡‡	d'fhreangfá / fhreangfá‡; bhfreangfá‡‡	d'fhreangfadh sé, sí / fhreangfadh sé, sí‡; bhfreangfadh sé, sí‡‡	d'fhreangfaimis; d'fhreangfadh muid / fhreangfaimis‡; fhreangfadh muid‡; bhfreangfaimis‡‡; bhfreangfadh muid‡‡	d'fhreangfadh sibh / fhreangfadh sibh‡; bhfreangfadh sibh‡‡	d'fhreangfaidís; d'fhreangfadh siad / fhreangfaidís‡; fhreangfadh siad‡; bhfreangfaidís‡‡; bhfreangfadh siad‡‡	a d'fhreangfadh / a bhfreangfadh*	d'fhreangfaí / fhreangfaí‡; bhfreangfaí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go bhfreanga mé; go bhfreangad^†	go bhfreanga tú; go bhfreangair^†	go bhfreanga sé, sí	go bhfreangaimid; go bhfreanga muid	go bhfreanga sibh	go bhfreanga siad; go bhfreangaid^†	—	go bhfreangtar
past	dá bhfreangainn	dá bhfreangtá	dá bhfreangadh sé, sí	dá bhfreangaimis; dá bhfreangadh muid	dá bhfreangadh sibh	dá bhfreangaidís; dá bhfreangadh siad	—	dá bhfreangtaí
imperative
–	freangaim	freang	freangadh sé, sí	freangaimis	freangaigí; freangaidh^†	freangaidís	—	freangtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

íosfhreang

Mutation

Mutated forms of *freang*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
freang	fhreang	bhfreang

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.