fertus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *fertos, past participle of *ferō (“to bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. See also Latin ferō (“to bear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfer.tus/, [ˈfɛr.tʊs]
Adjective
fertus (feminine ferta, neuter fertum); first/second declension
- fertile, productive
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | 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 | fertīs | fertīs | |
Accusative | fertum | fertam | fertum | fertōs | fertās | ferta | |
Ablative | fertō | fertā | fertō | fertīs | fertīs | fertīs | |
Vocative | ferte | ferta | fertum | fertī | fertae | ferta |
Synonyms
- fertilis
- ferax
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