conservatief

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French conservatif, from Latin cōnservātīvus. Later influenced by English conservative.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.zɛr.vaːˈtif/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧ser‧va‧tief
  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective[edit]

conservatief (comparative conservatiever, superlative conservatiefst)

  1. (politics) conservative, opposing (rapid) change, favouring a small government [from early 19th c.]
    Synonyms: behoudend, behoudsgezind
  2. moderate, reserved
  3. conservative, careful
    een conservatieve schatting
    a conservative estimate

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of conservatief
uninflected conservatief
inflected conservatieve
comparative conservatiever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial conservatief conservatiever het conservatiefst
het conservatiefste
indefinite m./f. sing. conservatieve conservatievere conservatiefste
n. sing. conservatief conservatiever conservatiefste
plural conservatieve conservatievere conservatiefste
definite conservatieve conservatievere conservatiefste
partitive conservatiefs conservatievers

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

conservatief m or f (plural conservatieven)

  1. A conservative.