estéril

See also: estèril

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sterilis (“sterile”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”).

Adjective

1. barren, sterile (unable to bear children)
2. (agriculture) infertile (soil where crops don't grow, or grow slowly)
3. sterile, germless
4. unproductive

Synonyms

• (unable to bear children): infértil, infecundo
• (infertile): infértil, improdutivo
• (unproductive): improdutivo

Antonyms

• (unable to bear children): fértil
• (infertile): fértil, produtivo
• (unproductive): produtivo

Derived terms

• esterilização
• esterilizado
• esterilizador
• esterilizante
• esterilizar

 

Related terms

• esterilidade

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sterilis (“sterile”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈteɾil/ [esˈt̪e.ɾil]

Adjective

estéril m or f (masculine and feminine plural estériles)

1. sterile, infertile
2. fruitless, unproductive

Derived terms

• esterilizar

Related terms

• esterilidad

Further reading

• “estéril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014