fecund

== English == === Alternative forms === fœcund (hypercorrect, obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French fécond, from Latin fēcundus (“fertile”), which is related to fētus and fēmina (“woman”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛk.ənd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛk.ənd/, /ˈfi.kənd/ Hyphenation: fec‧und Rhymes: -ɛkənd, -iːkənd === Adjective === fecund (comparative more fecund, superlative most fecund) (formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring. Synonyms: fruitful, (obsolete) battle, (archaic) childing Antonyms: barren, infecund (figuratively) Leading to new ideas or innovation. Synonyms: fertile, productive, prolific Antonym: unproductive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fecundity ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fēcundus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fəˈkun] IPA(key): (Balearic) [fəˈkunt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [feˈkunt] === Adjective === fecund (feminine fecunda, masculine plural fecunds, feminine plural fecundes) fruitful fertile Synonym: fèrtil ==== Derived terms ==== fecundament ==== Related terms ==== fecundar fecunditat === Further reading === “fecund”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fecund”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fecund” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fecund” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fécond, from Latin fecundus. === Adjective === fecund m or n (feminine singular fecundă, masculine plural fecunzi, feminine/neuter plural fecunde) fruitful ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== fecunda fecunditate