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
    Antonym: progressiv

Inflection

Inflection of konservativ
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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.

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English conservative in the 1830s, from Medieval Latin conservatīvus, from cōnservāre (preserve, conserve) + -īvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔnzɛɐ̯vaˈtiːf/, /ˈkɔnzɛɐ̯vaˌtiːf/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Adjective

konservativ (strong nominative masculine singular konservativer, comparative konservativer, superlative am konservativsten)

  1. conservative

Declension

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of tending to resist change): progressiv

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

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

  1. conservative

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

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

  1. conservative

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

konservativ (comparative konservativare, superlative konservativast)

  1. conservative ((marked by) (often) resisting change)
  2. (politics) conservative
  3. (politics, nominalized) a conservative
  4. (medicine) conservative (not including any operation)

Declension

Inflection of konservativ
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular konservativ konservativare konservativast
neuter singular konservativt konservativare konservativast
plural konservativa konservativare konservativast
masculine plural2 konservative konservativare konservativast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 konservative konservativare konservativaste
all konservativa konservativare konservativaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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