frioch

Irish

Alternative forms

friocht

Etymology

From Middle English fryen (with unexplained addition of ch(t)), from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō. Doublet of priáil.

Verb

frioch (present analytic friochann, future analytic friochfaidh, verbal noun friochadh, past participle friochta)

(cooking) to fry

Conjugation

Conjugation of *frioch* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	friochaim	friochann tú; friochair^†	friochann sé, sí	friochaimid; friochann muid	friochann sibh	friochann siad; friochaid^†	a fhriochann; a fhriochas	friochtar
past	d'fhrioch mé; d'fhriochas / fhrioch mé^‡; fhriochas^‡	d'fhrioch tú; d'fhriochais / fhrioch tú^‡; fhriochais^‡	d'fhrioch sé, sí / fhrioch sé, sí^‡	d'fhriochamar; d'fhrioch muid / fhriochamar^‡; fhrioch muid^‡	d'fhrioch sibh; d'fhriochabhair / fhrioch sibh^‡; fhriochabhair^‡	d'fhrioch siad; d'fhriochadar / fhrioch siad^‡; fhriochadar^‡	a d'fhrioch	friochadh
past habitual	d'fhriochainn / friochainn^‡	d'fhriochtá / friochtá^‡	d'fhriochadh sé, sí / friochadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhriochaimis; d'fhriochadh muid / friochaimis^‡; friochadh muid^‡	d'fhriochadh sibh / friochadh sibh^‡	d'fhriochaidís; d'fhriochadh siad / friochaidís^‡; friochadh siad^‡	a d'fhriochadh	d'fhriochtaí / friochtaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	friochfaidh mé; friochfad	friochfaidh tú; friochfair^†	friochfaidh sé, sí	friochfaimid; friochfaidh muid	friochfaidh sibh	friochfaidh siad; friochfaid^†	a fhriochfaidh; a fhriochfas	friochfar
conditional	d'fhriochfainn / friochfainn^‡	d'fhriochfá / friochfá^‡	d'fhriochfadh sé, sí / friochfadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhriochfaimis; d'fhriochfadh muid / friochfaimis^‡; friochfadh muid^‡	d'fhriochfadh sibh / friochfadh sibh^‡	d'fhriochfaidís; d'fhriochfadh siad / friochfaidís^‡; friochfadh siad^‡	a d'fhriochfadh	d'fhriochfaí / friochfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go bhfriocha mé; go bhfriochad^†	go bhfriocha tú; go bhfriochair^†	go bhfriocha sé, sí	go bhfriochaimid; go bhfriocha muid	go bhfriocha sibh	go bhfriocha siad; go bhfriochaid^†	—	go bhfriochtar
past	dá bhfriochainn	dá bhfriochtá	dá bhfriochadh sé, sí	dá bhfriochaimis; dá bhfriochadh muid	dá bhfriochadh sibh	dá bhfriochaidís; dá bhfriochadh siad	—	dá bhfriochtaí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	friochaim	frioch	friochadh sé, sí	friochaimis	friochaigí; friochaidh^†	friochaidís	—	friochtar

past participle	friochta

verbal noun	friochadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Synonyms

priáil (Ulster, otherwise obsolete)

Derived terms

suaithfhrioch (“to stir-fry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *frioch*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
frioch	fhrioch	bhfrioch

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