ffrio

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffrio, ultimately from Latin frīgō (“to roast, fry”); either via Middle English frien, from Old French frire, or else via Proto-Brythonic *friɣɨd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfriː.ɔ/

Verb

ffrio (first-person singular present ffriaf, not mutable)

  1. to fry (cook (something) in hot fat or oil)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffriaf ffri ffria ffriwn ffriwch ffriant ffrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ffriwn ffrit ffriai ffriem ffriech ffrient ffrid
preterite ffriais ffriaist ffriodd ffriasom ffriasoch ffriasant ffriwyd
pluperfect ffriaswn ffriasit ffriasai ffriasem ffriasech ffriasent ffriasid, ffriesid
present subjunctive ffriwyf ffriech ffrio ffriom ffrioch ffriont ffrier
imperative — ffria ffried ffriwn ffriwch ffrient ffrier
verbal noun ffrio
verbal adjectives ffriedig
ffriadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffria i, ffriaf i ffrii di ffriith o/e/hi, ffriiff o/e/hi ffrïwn ni ffrïwch chi ffrian nhw
conditional ffrïwn i, ffriswn i ffriet ti, ffriset ti ffriai fo/fe/hi, ffrisai fo/fe/hi ffrien ni, ffrisen ni ffriech chi, ffrisech chi ffrien nhw, ffrisen nhw
preterite ffriais i, ffries i ffriaist ti, ffriest ti ffriodd o/e/hi ffrion ni ffrioch chi ffrion nhw
imperative — ffria — — ffriwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffrio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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