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)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	freangaim	freangann tú; freangair^†	freangann sé, sí	freangaimid; freangann muid	freangann sibh	freangann siad; freangaid^†	a fhreangann; a fhreangas	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	freangadh
past habitual	d'fhreangainn / freangainn^‡	d'fhreangtá / freangtá^‡	d'fhreangadh sé, sí / freangadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhreangaimis; d'fhreangadh muid / freangaimis^‡; freangadh muid^‡	d'fhreangadh sibh / freangadh sibh^‡	d'fhreangaidís; d'fhreangadh siad / freangaidís^‡; freangadh siad^‡	a d'fhreangadh	d'fhreangtaí / freangtaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	freangfaidh mé; freangfad	freangfaidh tú; freangfair^†	freangfaidh sé, sí	freangfaimid; freangfaidh muid	freangfaidh sibh	freangfaidh siad; freangfaid^†	a fhreangfaidh; a fhreangfas	freangfar
conditional	d'fhreangfainn / freangfainn^‡	d'fhreangfá / freangfá^‡	d'fhreangfadh sé, sí / freangfadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhreangfaimis; d'fhreangfadh muid / freangfaimis^‡; freangfadh muid^‡	d'fhreangfadh sibh / freangfadh sibh^‡	d'fhreangfaidís; d'fhreangfadh siad / freangfaidís^‡; freangfadh siad^‡	a d'fhreangfadh	d'fhreangfaí / freangfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	freangaim	freang	freangadh sé, sí	freangaimis	freangaigí; freangaidh^†	freangaidís	—	freangtar

past participle	freangtha

verbal noun	freangadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

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.