I asked this question earlier and some of you responded. Please note that adjective like infertile, barren or arid is not what I am looking for! I need a noun form that means "sterile/infertile/barren woman". Please see if you can find one.
2006-12-26 00:36:35 · 6 answers · asked by usa0001112003 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2006-12-26 02:16:43 · answer #1 · answered by tornjeansandguitar 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There isn't one. Men are sterile, and women are infertile or barren (an old-fashioned term, not really used today). There is no noun in English that combines either "infertile woman" or "sterile man" into one word. You could say either: "she suffers from infertility" or "she is infertile". We do not have one specific noun for the condition, you must use the adjective to modify woman.
2006-12-27 18:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Akarot is a word for barren women. Or akara for an individual woman. Hope to have helped! Interesting question has me curious as to what you are writing about, but not my business to know.
2006-12-26 08:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by allannela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well - you got me on this one then - I would suggest you check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infertile as a possible source for the word you are looking for.
Good Luck!!!
2006-12-26 08:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will give you the word in Greek since Greek is usually used for medical terms STIRA(ΣΤÎÎΡÎ)This is the word used even in the Bible.
2006-12-27 14:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by qwine2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infertility?barrenness?
2006-12-26 08:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋