froidir

French

Etymology

From Old French, from froid +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʁwa.diʁ/, /fʁwɑ.diʁ/
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Verb

froidir

  1. (archaic) to cool; to cool off; to cool down

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of froidir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple froidir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple froidissant
/fʁwa.di.sɑ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle froidi
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present froidis
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 froidis
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 froidit
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 froidissons
/fʁwa.di.sɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sɔ̃/		 froidissez
/fʁwa.di.se/ or /fʁwɑ.di.se/		 froidissent
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/
imperfect froidissais
/fʁwa.di.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sɛ/		 froidissais
/fʁwa.di.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sɛ/		 froidissait
/fʁwa.di.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sɛ/		 froidissions
/fʁwa.di.sjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sjɔ̃/		 froidissiez
/fʁwa.di.sje/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sje/		 froidissaient
/fʁwa.di.sɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sɛ/
past historic2 froidis
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 froidis
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 froidit
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 froidîmes
/fʁwa.dim/ or /fʁwɑ.dim/		 froidîtes
/fʁwa.dit/ or /fʁwɑ.dit/		 froidirent
/fʁwa.diʁ/ or /fʁwɑ.diʁ/
future froidirai
/fʁwa.di.ʁe/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁe/		 froidiras
/fʁwa.di.ʁa/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁa/		 froidira
/fʁwa.di.ʁa/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁa/		 froidirons
/fʁwa.di.ʁɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁɔ̃/		 froidirez
/fʁwa.di.ʁe/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁe/		 froidiront
/fʁwa.di.ʁɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁɔ̃/
conditional froidirais
/fʁwa.di.ʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁɛ/		 froidirais
/fʁwa.di.ʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁɛ/		 froidirait
/fʁwa.di.ʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁɛ/		 froidirions
/fʁwa.di.ʁjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁjɔ̃/		 froidiriez
/fʁwa.di.ʁje/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁje/		 froidiraient
/fʁwa.di.ʁɛ/ or /fʁwɑ.di.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present froidisse
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/		 froidisses
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/		 froidisse
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/		 froidissions
/fʁwa.di.sjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sjɔ̃/		 froidissiez
/fʁwa.di.sje/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sje/		 froidissent
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/
imperfect2 froidisse
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/		 froidisses
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/		 froidît
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 froidissions
/fʁwa.di.sjɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sjɔ̃/		 froidissiez
/fʁwa.di.sje/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sje/		 froidissent
/fʁwa.dis/ or /fʁwɑ.dis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — froidis
/fʁwa.di/ or /fʁwɑ.di/		 — froidissons
/fʁwa.di.sɔ̃/ or /fʁwɑ.di.sɔ̃/		 froidissez
/fʁwa.di.se/ or /fʁwɑ.di.se/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

froit, froide +‎ -ir

Verb

froidir

  1. to chill; to cool
    • 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
      Li cuer el ventre li froidis.
      His heart in his stomach chilled him.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of froidir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive froidir avoir froidi
gerund en froidissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle froidissant
past participle froidi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present froidis froidis froidist froidissons froidissez froidissent
imperfect froidissoie, froidisseie froidissoies, froidisseies froidissoit, froidisseit froidissiiens, froidissiens froidissiiez, froidissiez froidissoient, froidisseient
preterite froidi froidis froidi froidimes froidistes froidirent
future froidirai froidiras froidira froidirons froidiroiz, froidireiz, froidirez froidiront
conditional froidiroie, froidireie froidiroies, froidireies froidiroit, froidireit froidiriiens, froidiriens froidiriiez, froidiriez froidiroient, froidireient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present froidisse froidisses froidisse froidissons froidissez froidissent
imperfect froidisse froidisses froidist froidissons, froidissiens froidissoiz, froidissez, froidissiez froidissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— froidis — froidissons froidissez —
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