conserva

See also: Conserva, conservá, and conservà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kunˈser.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [konˈser.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konˈseɾ.va]

Etymology 1

Noun

conserva f (plural conserves)

1. conserve

Further reading

• “conserva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conserva

1. inflection of conservar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

conserva

1. third-person singular past historic of conserver

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈsɛr.va/
• Rhymes: -ɛrva
• Hyphenation: con‧sèr‧va

Etymology 1

Noun

conserva f (plural conserve)

1. (foods) conserve
2. (foods) preserve

Further reading

• conserva1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conserva

1. inflection of conservare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• conversa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /konˈser.u̯a/, [kõːˈs̠ɛru̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈser.va/, [konˈsɛrvä]

Noun

cōnserva f (genitive cōnservae); first declension

1. a female fellow-slave

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cōnserva	cōnservae
genitive	cōnservae	cōnservārum
dative	cōnservae	cōnservīs
accusative	cōnservam	cōnservās
ablative	cōnservā	cōnservīs
vocative	cōnserva	cōnservae

Verb

cōnservā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cōnservō

References

• “conserva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “conserva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• conserva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• conserva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛʁ.vɐ/ [kõˈsɛɦ.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛʁ.vɐ/ [kõˈsɛɦ.vɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɾ.vɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛʁ.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɻ.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɾ.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɾ.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɾ.bɐ/ [kõˈsɛɾ.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: con‧ser‧va

Etymology 1

Noun

conserva f (plural conservas)

1. preservation (preparation of food so it lasts longer)
2. preserved food, such as pickles, jam or canned food
3. (archaic) convoy (ships sailing in company)
   • 1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam:

     Partidas ambas eſtas fuſtas deſta fortaleza de Diu, & nauegando juntas em hũa conserua com tempo aſſaz forte, […]

     Once both pinnaces left the fortress of Diu, and sailing together in a convoy with strong weather, […]

Further reading

• “conserva” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Etymology 2

Verb

conserva

1. inflection of conservar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French conserver, from Latin conservare.

Verb

a conserva (third-person singular present conservă, past participle conservat) 1st conj.

1. to preserve

Conjugation

    conjugation of conserva (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a conserva
gerund			conservând
past participle			conservat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	conserv	conservi	conservă	conservăm	conservați	conservă
	imperfect	conservam	conservai	conserva	conservam	conservați	conservau
	simple perfect	conservai	conservași	conservă	conservarăm	conservarăți	conservară
	pluperfect	conservasem	conservaseși	conservase	conservaserăm	conservaserăți	conservaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să conserv	să conservi	să conserve	să conservăm	să conservați	să conserve
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		conservă			conservați
	negative		nu conserva			nu conservați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈseɾba/ [kõnˈseɾ.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -eɾba
• Syllabification: con‧ser‧va

Etymology 1

Noun

conserva f (plural conservas)

1. conserve

Further reading

• “conserva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Etymology 2

Clipping of conservador

Noun

conserva m (plural conservas)

1. (informal) A conservative
   • 2001 July 8, Jorge in Cambridge, “El Rechifle”, in ‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Los conservas en las ultimas elecciones del mes pasado se presentaron con una plataforma basado en "keep the pound".

     The conservatives in the last elections last month showed up with a "keep the pound"-based platform.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conserva

1. inflection of conservar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative