prolifique

French

Etymology

A neoclassical compound from Latin prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (from faciō (“to make, to do”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.li.fik/

Adjective

prolifique (plural prolifiques)

1. prolific (fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance)
2. prolific (capable of producing a lot of work)

Derived terms

• prolificité
• prolifiquement

Further reading

• “prolifique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.