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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInfertile
/ɪnˈfɜːr.taɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to produce offspring or fruit.
"The couple sought medical advice after discovering they were infertile." - 2
Lacking in productivity or vitality.
"The infertile land required extensive irrigation to support any crops."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'infertile' originates from the Latin 'infertilis', where 'in-' means 'not' and 'fertilis' means 'fruitful' or 'productive'. It evolved through Middle English, maintaining its meaning related to the inability to produce offspring or yield crops.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Infertile" is said worldwide
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infertile
Transliteration: ɛ̃fɛʁtil
"Le sol était infertile et ne produisait rien."
unfruchtbar
Transliteration: ʊnˈfʁʊxtbaʁ
"Das Land war unfruchtbar und konnte keine Ernte bringen."
infecondo
Transliteration: infeˈkondo
"Il terreno era infecondo e non dava frutti."
infértil
Transliteration: inˈfeɾtil
"La tierra era infértil y no producía nada."
infértil
Transliteration: ĩˈfɛʁtʃi
"O solo era infértil e não produzia colheitas."
बंजर
Transliteration: banjar
"यह भूमि बंजर थी और फसल नहीं उगाती थी।"
不孕的
Transliteration: bù yùn de
"这片土地是不孕的，无法种植作物。"
불임의
Transliteration: bul-im-ui
"이 땅은 불임의 상태여서 농작물을 재배할 수 없었다."
不妊の
Transliteration: funin no
"この土地は不妊のため、作物を育てることができなかった。"
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