fértil
fertile
adjective FEHR-teel Rare
Origin: From Latin fertilis (fruitful, productive).
Usage Note
Fértil applies to land (tierra fértil), to people or animals (able to reproduce), and figuratively to ideas (una mente fértil). Its opposite is estéril (sterile, infertile). It carries a written accent because it is a palabra llana (stress on the penultimate syllable) ending in a consonant other than -n or -s: FÉR-til.
Examples
"La región tiene una tierra muy fértil."
Natural Translation
The region has very fertile land.

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