Polyglot Dictionary

fecundar

/fekunˈdaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
fecundo
preterite (yo)
fecundé
past participle
fecundado

Meaning

  1. to fertilise

    • El polen fecunda la flor.

      Pollen fertilises the flower.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fertilizar

fecundar specifically means to fertilize biologically, like fertilizing an egg; fertilizar is more general, and can also mean to fertilize soil, adding fertilizer to land.

Similar in other languages

German

befruchten

befruchten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to fertilise."

Portuguese

fecundar

fecundar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to fertilise."

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