LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fētūra

fētūra f (genitive fētūrae)
Classical[feːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[feˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. bearing of young, breeding
  2. offspring, brood

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefētūrafētūrae
genitivefētūraefētūrārum
dativefētūraefētūrīs
accusativefētūramfētūrās
ablativefētūrāfētūrīs
vocativefētūrafētūrae

fētūra (foet-), ae, f. 2. fetus,
I. a bringing forth, bearing or dropping of young, a breeding (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: secunda pars est de fetura. Nunc appello feturam a conceptu ad partum ... Altera pars est in fetura, quae sint observanda, quod alia alio tempore parere soleat, etc., Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 18 sq.: humana pastorum, id. ib. 2, 10, 6: aetas (bovis) feturae habilis, fit for breeding, Verg. G. 3, 62: si fetura gregem suppleverit, id. E. 7, 36.—
B. Transf.
1. Concr., young, offspring, brood: alios dies ad ubertatem lactis feturaeque servanto, * Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20: minor, Ov. M. 13, 827: optima gallinarum ante vernum aequinoctium, Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 150.—
2. Transf., of young vines: ut omnis fetura sub eo exeat, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 179.— *
II. Trop., the production of a literary work: libri nati apud me proximā feturā, Plin. H. N. praef. § 1.

Origins

From an unattested verb based on the Indo-European root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”), which is rendered as fē- in Latin, and -tūra. Compare fētus.

Quick answers

What does fētūra mean in Latin?
fētūra, a noun, means “bearing of young, breeding; offspring, brood”.
What is the genitive of fētūra?
The genitive singular is fētūrae. fētūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fētūra?
In classical Latin, [feːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [feˈtuː.ra].