Fertilitate is a term used in agriculture and refers to the ability of soil to support plant growth. The phonetic transcription of the word is /fɜːtɪlaɪt/, with the stress on the second syllable. The spelling of the word follows the usual English pattern of adding the suffix "-ate" to a Latin or Greek root word, in this case, fertile. The "-ate" ending adds the meaning of "to make" or "to become." Therefore, fertile plus "-ate" equals fertilitate, which means to make or become fertile.