estéril

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See also: estèril

Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sterilis (“sterile”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧té‧ril

Adjective

estéril m or f (plural estéreis)

  1. barren, sterile (unable to bear children)
    Synonyms: infértil, infecundo
    Antonym: fértil
  2. (agriculture) infertile (soil where crops don't grow, or grow slowly)
    Synonyms: infértil, improdutivo
    Antonyms: fértil, produtivo
  3. sterile, germless
  4. unproductive
    Synonym: improdutivo
    Antonym: produtivo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sterilis (“sterile”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈteɾil/
  • Rhymes: -eɾil
  • Syllabification: es‧té‧ril

Adjective

estéril m or f (masculine and feminine plural estériles)

  1. sterile, infertile
    Synonym: infértil
  2. fruitless, unproductive
    Synonym: infructuoso

Derived terms

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