Masculine
Meaning
- (feminine, masculine) barren, sterile (unable to bear children)
- (feminine, masculine) infertile (soil where crops don't grow, or grow slowly)
- (feminine, masculine) sterile, germless
- (feminine, masculine) unproductive
Concepts
Opposite of
fértil, produtivo
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/isˈtɛ.ɾiw/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin sterilis (“sterile”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”).
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