noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/
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US:/ˈfɜːɹtəlaɪzəɹ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The farmer spread fertiliser across the fields.
Organic fertilisers are usually better for the environment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree English fertilize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fertilizer From fertilize + -er.
Across languages
Translations
156 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
pleh
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Arabic:
سَمَاد
(samād)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Armenian:
պարարտանյութ
(parartanyutʻ)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Assamese:
সাৰ
(xar)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Azerbaijani:
gübrə
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Bashkir:
ашлама
(aşlama)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Belarusian:
удабрэ́нне
(udabrénnje)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Belarusian:
удабрэ́ньне
(udabrénʹnje)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Belarusian:
угнае́нне
(uhnajénnje)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Belarusian:
угнае́ньне
(uhnajénʹnje)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Bengali:
সার
(śar)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Bulgarian:
тор
(tor)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Burmese:
မြေဩဇာ
(mreau:ja)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Catalan:
adob
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Chinese Mandarin:
肥料
(féiliào)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Chuukese:
koiasi
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Czech:
hnojivo
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Danish:
gødning
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Dutch:
mest
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Esperanto:
sterko
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Estonian:
väetis
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Faroese:
tøð
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Finnish:
lannoite
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
French:
fertilisant
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
French:
engrais
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Friulian:
fertilizant
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Galician:
fertilizante
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Georgian:
სასუქი
(sasuki)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
German:
Dünger
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
German:
Düngemittel
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
German:
Buu
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Greek:
λίπασμα
(lípasma)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Hawaiian:
mea hoʻomomona lepo
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Hebrew:
דֶשֶׁן
(déshen)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Hiligaynon:
abóno
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Hindi:
उर्वरक
(urvarak)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Hungarian:
trágya
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Icelandic:
áburður
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Indonesian:
pupuk
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Irish:
leasú
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Italian:
fertilizzante
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Italian:
concime
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Italian:
letame
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Italian:
stabbio
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Japanese:
肥料
(hiryō)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Japanese:
肥
(koe)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Japanese:
肥やし
(koyashi)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Jeju:
비료
(biryo)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Kazakh:
тыңайтқыш
(tyñaitqyş)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Khmer:
ជី
(cii)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Korean:
비료
(biryo)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Northern Kurdish:
avisker
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Northern Kurdish:
gubre
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Kyrgyz:
семирткич
(semirtkic)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Lao:
ປຸ໋ຍ
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Lao:
ປຸຽ
(puy)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Latvian:
mēsli
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Latvian:
kūtsmēsli
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Lithuanian:
trąša
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Luhya:
embolea
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Macedonian:
ѓубриво
(ǵubrivo)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Malay:
baja
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Māori:
wairākau
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Mongolian:
бордоо
(bordoo)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Mongolian:
бордуур
(borduur)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Mongolian:
ᠪᠣᠷᠳᠤᠭᠠ
(borduɣ-a)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Mongolian:
ᠪᠣᠷᠳᠤᠭᠤᠷ
(borduɣur)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Norwegian Bokmål:
gjødsel
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gjødsel
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Oromo:
xaa'oo
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Pashto:
سره
(sǝ́ra)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Iranian Persian:
کود
(kud)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Piedmontese:
fertilisant
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Pohnpeian:
koiasi
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Polish:
nawóz
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Portuguese:
fertilizante
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Quechua:
wanu
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Romanian:
îngrășământ
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Romanian:
fertilizant
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Russian:
удобре́ние
(udobrénije)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Russian:
наво́з
(navóz)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Scottish Gaelic:
leasachadh
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Scottish Gaelic:
todhar
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Serbo-Croatian:
ђу̏брӣво
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Serbo-Croatian:
гно̏јӣво
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Serbo-Croatian:
đȕbrīvo
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Serbo-Croatian:
gnȍjīvo
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Slovak:
hnojivo
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Slovene:
gnojilo
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Spanish:
abono orgánico
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Spanish:
fertilizante
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Spanish:
abono
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Swedish:
gödsel
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Tagalog:
pataba
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Tajik:
поруандозӣ
(poruandozi)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Tajik:
нурӣ
(nuri)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Tajik:
нуриандозӣ
(nuriandozi)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Tatar:
ашлама
(aşlama)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Thai:
ปุ๋ย
(bpǔi)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Turkish:
gübre
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Turkish:
kön
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Turkmen:
dökün
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Udmurt:
мусылал
(musylal)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Ukrainian:
до́бриво
(dóbryvo)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Urdu:
کھاد
(khād)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Uyghur:
ئوغۇت
(oghut)
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Uzbek:
oʻgʻit
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Vietnamese:
phân bón
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Vietnamese:
phân
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Yoruba:
ajílẹ̀
— a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants
Armenian:
պարարտանյութ
(parartanyutʻ)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Bulgarian:
изку́ствен тор
(izkústven tor)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Catalan:
adob
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Chinese Mandarin:
化肥
(huàféi)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Danish:
kunstgødning
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Dutch:
kunstmest
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Esperanto:
ĥemia fekundilo
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Esperanto:
kemia fekundilo
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Finnish:
lannoite
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Finnish:
apulanta
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Finnish:
keinolannoite
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Finnish:
mineraalilannoite
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
French:
fertilisant
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Galician:
fertilizante
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Georgian:
სასუქი
(sasuki)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
German:
Handelsdünger
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Greek:
λίπασμα
(lípasma)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Hawaiian:
mea hoʻomomona lepo
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Hebrew:
דשן
(deshen)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Hungarian:
műtrágya
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Japanese:
化学肥料
(kagaku-hiryō)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Latvian:
mēslojums
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Macedonian:
вештачко ѓубриво
(veštačko ǵubrivo)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Māori:
wairākau
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Mongolian:
бордоо
(bordoo)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Mongolian:
ᠪᠣᠷᠳᠤᠭᠠ
(borduɣ-a)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Norwegian Bokmål:
kunstgjødsel
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Norwegian Bokmål:
mineralgjødsel
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunstgjødsel
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Norwegian Nynorsk:
mineralgjødsel
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Polish:
nawóz
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Portuguese:
fertilizante
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Romanian:
fertilizator
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Romanian:
îngrășământ
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Russian:
удобре́ние
(udobrénije)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Scottish Gaelic:
leasachadh
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Spanish:
fertilizante
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Swedish:
konstgödsel
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Thai:
ปุ๋ย
(bpǔi)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Turkish:
yapay gübre
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Turkish:
suni gübre
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Udmurt:
мусылал
(musylal)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Ukrainian:
мінера́льне до́бриво
(minerálʹne dóbryvo)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Ukrainian:
міндо́бриво
(mindóbryvo)
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Vietnamese:
phân bón
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect
Yoruba:
ajílẹ̀
— a chemical compound created to have the same effect