fecondo

fertile

adjective feh-KON-doh Rare

Origin: From Latin fecundus (fruitful, productive).

Also means

fruitful

Usage Note

Fecondo can describe literal fertility (soil, animals) or figurative productivity (a mente feconda, a fertile mind). Its antonym is sterile or infecondo. It follows the standard four-form pattern: fecondo / feconda / fecondi / feconde.

Examples

"Il terreno è fecondo e ricco."

Natural Translation

The soil is fertile and rich.

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