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fertile

fertile

adjective FER-tee-leh Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Origin: From Latin fertilis, from ferre (to bear).

Also means

productive

Usage Note

Fertile refers to land, soil, or figuratively to a mind or period that produces abundantly: terreno fertile (fertile soil), una mente fertile (a fertile mind). It is an adjective of two genders (il terreno fertile / la terra fertile). The stress is on the first syllable—antepenultimate—so learners should avoid placing it on the second: FER-tee-leh, not fer-TEE-leh.

Examples

"Questa regione ha un terreno molto fertile."

Natural Translation

This region has very fertile soil.

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