LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fertilitās

fertilitās f (genitive fertilitātis)
Classical[fɛrˈtɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ferˈtiː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. fruitfulness, fertility
  2. abundance

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefertilitāsfertilitātēs
genitivefertilitātisfertilitātum
dativefertilitātīfertilitātibus
accusativefertilitātemfertilitātēs
ablativefertilitātefertilitātibus
vocativefertilitāsfertilitātēs

fertĭlĭtas, ātis, f. fertilis,
I. fruitfulness, fertility, abundance.
I. Lit., of plants and animals (class.): quae sit vel sterilitas agrorum vel fertilitas futura, * Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131: loci, Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 1: terrae, Quint. 2, 19, 2; cf.: terrae (Siculae), Ov. M. 5, 481: frugum et vitium olearumque, Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 41: metallorum, id. 3, 20, 24, § 138. —Of animal fruitfulness: (Rhea) indoluit fertilitate suā, Ov. F. 4, 202: barbara, i. e. of the Oriental women, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 36: animalium ad generandum, Plin. 8, 42, 66, § 164.—
II. Trop.: artis ejus (Protogenis) summa intentio, et ideo minor fertilitas, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 101; Sedul. 4, 10.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin fertilitās From fertilis + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanfertilitat
  • Frenchfertilité
  • Italianfertilità
  • Portuguesefertilidade
  • Spanishfertilidad
  • Galicianfertilidade
  • Indonesianfertilitas

In English words that came into English from fertilitās

  • fertilityfertilitās

Quick answers

What does fertilitās mean in Latin?
fertilitās, a noun, means “fruitfulness, fertility; abundance”.
What is the genitive of fertilitās?
The genitive singular is fertilitātis. fertilitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fertilitās?
In classical Latin, [fɛrˈtɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ferˈtiː.li.tas].