Definition
Carrying or producing electricity; capable of conducting or generating electric charge.
Etymology
From 'electric' plus Latin suffix '-ferous' meaning bearing or carrying (like 'pestiferous' means plague-bearing). Created in the 18th-19th century when scientists needed descriptive terms.
Kelly Says
Words ending in '-ferous' are delightfully archaic—we used to call things 'electriferous' and 'pestiferous' but now say 'electrified' and 'infected' instead!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሪክ
eh-lehk-trik
ARالعربية
كهربائي
keh-rah-bye-ee
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎসম্পন্ন
bi-dhu-t-sam-pon-n
CACatalà
electrificador
eh-lek-tri-fi-ka-dor
CSČeština
elektrifikující
eh-lek-tri-fi-ku-y-chi
DADansk
elektrificerende
eh-lek-tri-fi-re-ren-de
DEDeutsch
elektrisch
eh-lek-tri-sch
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτρομαγνητικός
eh-lek-tro-ma-g-ne-ti-kos
ESEspañol
electrifero
eh-lek-tri-feh-ro
FAفارسی
الکتریکی
al-ek-tri-kee
FISuomi
sähköinen
sähkö-nen
FRFrançais
électrifiant
eh-lek-tri-fyan
GUGU
વિદ્યુતપ્રભુ
vi-dhu-t-pra-bhu
HAHA
wutar lantarki
wu-tar lan-tar-kee
HEעברית
מוליך חשמל
mo-li-ch chas-mal
HIहिन्दी
विद्युतयुक्त
vid-yut-yukt
HUMagyar
villamos
vi-lla-mos
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlistrik
ber-lis-trik
IGIG
ọmọ eletrik
oh-moh eh-lek-trik
ITItaliano
elettrifero
eh-lek-tri-feh-ro
JA日本語
電気を帯びた
denki-o-o-to-bi-ta
KKKK
электрiк
eh-lek-trik
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធបញ្ចូល
pra-p-phan-bun-chool
MSBahasa Melayu
elektrik
eh-lek-trik
NLNederlands
elektrificerend
eh-lek-tri-fi-ce-rend
NONorsk
elektrifiserende
eh-lek-tri-fi-se-ren-de
PAPA
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ
eh-lek-trik
PLPolski
elektryfikujący
eh-lek-tri-fi-ku-y-chi
PTPortuguês
electrifero
eh-lek-tri-feh-ro
RORomână
electrificator
eh-lek-tri-fi-ka-tor
RUРусский
электрический
eh-lek-tri-ches-kiiy
SVSvenska
elektrifierande
eh-lek-tri-fi-e-ran-de
SWKiswahili
naye na umeme
na-ye na oo-me-me
TAதமிழ்
மின்னணு
min-na-nu
TEతెలుగు
విద్యుత్
vid-yut
TLTL
elektrikal
eh-lek-tri-kal
TRTürkçe
elektrifikasyon
eh-lek-tri-fi-ka-syon
UKУкраїнська
електричний
ye-lek-tri-chniy
URاردو
الکتریک
al-ek-trik
VITiếng Việt
có điện
co dien
YOYO
ọmọ eléktrik
oh-moh eh-lek-trik
ZUZU
abakhilika
ah-ba-khi-li-ka