konservativ

Danish

Etymology

From French conservatif (“conservative”), from Latin cōnservātus, perfect participle of cōnservāre (“preserve, conserve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsɛrvatiːv/, [kʰɔnˈsæɐ̯vaˌtˢiwˀ] or IPA^(key): /kɔnsɛrvatiːv/, [kʰʌnˈsæɐ̯vaˌtˢiwˀ]

Adjective

konservativ

1. conservative

Inflection

Inflection of konservativ
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	konservativ	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	konservativt	—	—2
Plural	konservative	—	—2
Definite attributive1	konservative	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Antonyms

• (tending to resist change): progressiv

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German

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Adjective

konservativ (comparative konservativer, superlative am konservativsten)

1. conservative

Antonyms

• (tending to resist change): progressiv

Further reading

• “konservativ” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

konservativ (neuter singular konservativt, definite singular and plural konservative)

1. conservative

References

• “konservativ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

konservativ (neuter singular konservativt, definite singular and plural konservative)

1. conservative

References

• “konservativ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.