infertilis

Latin

Etymology

in- (un-) +‎ fertilis (fertile). Attested in glosses, put together with Ancient Greek ἄγονος (ágonos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnfertilis (neuter īnfertile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. infertile, sterile, unfruitful

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative īnfertilis īnfertile īnfertilēs īnfertilia
genitive īnfertilis īnfertilium
dative īnfertilī īnfertilibus
accusative īnfertilem īnfertile īnfertilēs
īnfertilīs
īnfertilia
ablative īnfertilī īnfertilibus
vocative īnfertilis īnfertile īnfertilēs īnfertilia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: infertile
  • German: infertil
  • Italian: infertile
  • Spanish: infértil

References

  • infertilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infertilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • infertilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.