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Danish
Etymology
befrugtning (“insemination, impregnation”) + -s- + -dygtig (“capable”)
Adjective
befrugtningsdygtig
- (of sperm) able to inseminate, able to lead to viable life
2002, Gyldendals hestehåndbog, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 476:Sæden kan sendes over hele verden inden for de to døgn, som sæden kan holde sig befrugtningsdygtig.- The sperm may be shipped all over the world in the two days the sperm can remain potent.
1951, Beretning fra forsogslaboratoriet:Medens det ved disse metoder indtil videre ikke har været muligt at løse problemet om opbevaring af tyresæd i tilfredsstillende befrugtningsdygtig tilstand over et længere tidsrum end et par dage, ...- While it has so far not been possible to solve the problem of storing bull's sperm in satisfactory potent state for more than a few days using these methods, ...
2016, Jens Michael Schau, Byen og øen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Lilian sagde, at undersøgelser havde vist, at sæd kunne være befrugtningsdygtig hos mænd langt op i firserne.- Lilian said that studies had shown that sperm could be potent in men far into their eighties.
Inflection
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.