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fertĭlis, e, adj. [fero, I. B. 3.].

  1. I. Fruitful, fertile (class.; syn.: ferax, fecundus, uber).
    1. A. Lit.
          1. (α) Absol.: ager, quamvis fertilis, sine cultura fructuosus esse non potest, Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13: Asia tam opima est ac fertilis. ut, etc., id. de Imp. Pomp. 6, 14: agri opimi et fertiles, id. Agr. 2, 19, 51; cf.: agri uberrimi maximeque fertiles, id. Div. 1, 42, 94: agri lati et fertiles, id. Verr. 2, 3, 51, § 120; id. N. D. 2, 53: ager fertilis et praeda onustus, Sall. J. 87, 1; Ov. F. 5, 12, 23: terra, Liv. 45, 30, 4: Africa, Hor. C. 3, 16, 31: Tibur, id. ib. 4, 3, 10: oliveta, id. ib. 2, 15, 8: Bacchus (i. e. vinum), id. ib. 2, 6, 19: herba, Ov. F. 3, 240: annus, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 14: cornu nutricis (i. e. Copiae), Ov. F. 5, 127.
            Poet.: serpens, i. e. the Hydra, continually producing new heads, Ov. H. 9, 95.
            Comp.: uberius solum fertilioremve segetem, Quint. 12, 10, 25.
            Prov.: fertilior seges est alienis semper in agris, Ov. A. A. 1, 349.
            Sup.: quae fertilissima sunt Germaniae loca circum Hercyniam silvam, Caes. B. G. 6, 24, 2: regio agri, id. ib. 7, 13 fin.: ager, Liv. 29, 25, 12: quaestus, Plin. H. N. 14 praef. § 5.
          2. (β) With gen.: proferre possum multos fertiles agros alios aliorum fructuum, fertile, some in one kind of produce, some in another, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 131; cf.: ager frugum fertilis, Sall. J. 17, 5: fertilis hominum frugumque Gallia, Liv. 5, 34, 2: tellus frugum pecorisque, Hor. C. S. 29: mare testae, id. S. 2, 4, 31: insulae pabuli tantum, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 86: arenae vitri, id. 5, 19, 17, § 75.
            Comp.: incolae (Taprobanes) auri margaritarumque grandium fertiliores quam Indi, richer in, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 81.
          3. (γ) With abl.: ager a litore arboribus fertilis, intus frugibus tantum, Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 33: flumen auro, id. 6, 23, 26, § 98.
          4. (δ) With ad: tractus fertilis ad omnia, Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 190.
            (ε) With a and abl.: Aetna a sacro numquam non fertilis igni, Lucil. Aetna, 556.
    2. B. Trop., fertile, productive (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): fertile pectus habes, Ov. Pont. 4, 2, 11: Bacche, soles Phoebo fertilis esse tuo, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 76: tanto priscorum cura fertilior fuit, Plin. H. N. 14 praef. § 3.
  2. II. That makes fruitful or fertile, fertilizing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): dea (i. e. Ceres), Ov. M. 5, 642: Nilus, Tib. 1, 7, 22; Val. Fl. 7, 608: majores fertilissimum in agro oculum domini esse dixerunt, Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 43.
    Hence, * adv.: fertĭlĭter, fruitfully, abundantly: derelicta (metalla) fertilius revivescunt, Plin. 34, 17, 49, § 164.

fertĭlĭtas, ātis, f. [fertilis], fruitfulness, fertility, abundance.

  1. 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.
  2. II. Trop.: artis ejus (Protogenis) summa intentio, et ideo minor fertilitas, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 101; Sedul. 4, 10.

fertĭlĭter, adv., v. fertilis fin.

fertor, ōris, m. [fero], one who bears, not in use; cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 57 Müll.

fertōrĭus, a, um, adj. [fertor], that serves for bearing or carrying (late Lat.).

  1. I. Adj.: sella, a sedan-chair, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 4: lectus, id. ib. 5, 1, 14.
  2. II. Subst.: fertōrĭum, ii, n., a sedan-chair, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 18.

fertum (ferct-), i, n. [fertor], a sort of oblation-cake, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 14; Cato, R. R. 134, 2; 141, 4; Pers. 2, 48.

fertus, a, um, adj. [fero; cf. fertilis], fertile, productive: pini, Avien. Or. Mar. 556; id. Descr. Orb. 1205. (In Cic. Or. 49, 163, and Lucr. 6, 258, recent edd. read effertus, ex. conj. Lachm.)