fértil

See also: fertil and fèrtil

Asturian

Adjective

fértil (epicene, plural fértiles)

  1. fertile

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, to carry”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁ.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈfɛh.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɾ.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈfɛɾ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁ.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈfɛχ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɻ.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈfɛɻ.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɾ.til/ [ˈfɛɾ.tiɫ]

  • Hyphenation: fér‧til

Adjective

fértil m or f (plural férteis)

  1. fertile (capable of growing abundant crops)
    Antonym: infértil
  2. fertile (capable of reproducing)
    Antonym: infértil

Further reading
  • “fértil” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, to carry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɾtil/ [ˈfeɾ.t̪il]
  • Rhymes: -eɾtil
  • Syllabification: fér‧til

Adjective

fértil (plural fértiles)

  1. fertile
    Synonym: productivo
    Antonym: estéril

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
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