conserva

See also: conservá and conservà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /konˈseɾ.və/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kunˈser.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /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 main entry.

Verb

conserva

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

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French

Verb

conserva

1. third-person singular past historic of conserver

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈsɛr.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 main entry.

Verb

conserva

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

Anagrams

• conversa

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈser.wa/, [kõːˈs̠ɛr.wa]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈser.va/, [kɔnˈsɛr.va]

Noun

cōnserva f (genitive cōnservae); first declension

1. a female fellow-slave

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	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, 1883–1887)
• conserva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛʁvɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɛɾvɐ/
• 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. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of conservar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of conservar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈseɾba/, [kõn.ˈseɾ.β̞a]
• Hyphenation: con‧ser‧va

Etymology 1

Noun

conserva f (plural conservas)

1. conserve

Further reading

• “conserva” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

conserva

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of conservar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of conservar.