fētus (foet-), a, um, adj. [Part., from ‡ FEO, whence also: fecundus, femina, fenus, felix], that is or was filled with young (syn.: gravidus, praegnans).
I Pregnant , breeding (mostly poet.).
A Lit.: lenta salix feto pecori, Verg. E. 3, 83; 1, 50: vulpes, Hor. C. 3, 27, 5.—
2 Transf.
a Of land, fruitful , productive : (terra) feta parit nitidas fruges, etc., Lucr. 2, 994; cf.: terra feta frugibus et vario leguminum genere, * Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156: loca palustribus ulvis, Ov. M. 14, 103: regio nec pomo nec uvis, id. P. 1, 7, 13; id. F. 1, 662.—Also of plants: palmites, Col. 3, 21, 3.—
b In gen., filled with any thing, full : machina armis, Verg. A. 2, 238: loca furentibus austris, id. ib. 1, 51: colla serpentis veneno, Sil. 17, 448.—
B Trop., full of. —With abl.: feta furore Megaera, Sil. 13, 592: praecordia bello, id. 17, 380: praecordia irā, id. 11, 203. —With gen.: fetas novales Martis, Claud. Bell. Get. 25; and in a Gr. construction: fetus Gradivo mentem, id. 10, 14.—
II That has brought forth , newly delivered : veniebant fetam amicae gratulatum, Varr. ap. Non. 312, 12: agiles et fetae (opp. tardiores et gravidae), Col. 7, 3 fin. : ursa, Ov. M. 13, 803: lupa, Verg. A. 8, 630: ovis, id. E. 1, 50; Ov. F. 2, 413: qua feta jacebat uxor et infantes ludebant, Juv. 14, 167.— Absol. : insueta gravis temptabunt pabula fetas, Verg. E. 1, 49.