befrugtningsdygtig

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Danish

Etymology

befrugtning (insemination, impregnation) +‎ -s- +‎ -dygtig (capable)

Adjective

befrugtningsdygtig

  1. (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

Inflection of befrugtningsdygtig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular befrugtningsdygtig 2
indefinite neuter singular befrugtningsdygtigt 2
plural befrugtningsdygtige 2
definite attributive1 befrugtningsdygtige

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.