konservativ

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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konservativ

  1. conservative
    Antonym: progressiv

Inflection

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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.

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

  1. conservative

Declension

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Antonyms

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

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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

  1. conservative

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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

  1. conservative

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Inflection of konservativ
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular konservativ konservativare konservativast
Neuter singular konservativt konservativare konservativast
Plural konservativa konservativare konservativast
Masculine plural3 konservative konservativare konservativast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 konservative konservativare konservativaste
All konservativa konservativare konservativaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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