fertus

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fertos, past participle of *ferō (to bear), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. See also Latin ferō (to bear).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fertus (feminine ferta, neuter fertum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. fertile, productive

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative fertus ferta fertum fertī fertae ferta
genitive fertī fertae fertī fertōrum fertārum fertōrum
dative fertō fertae fertō fertīs
accusative fertum fertam fertum fertōs fertās ferta
ablative fertō fertā fertō fertīs
vocative ferte ferta fertum fertī fertae ferta

Synonyms

References

  • fertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fertus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.