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cōnservāre to preserve
cōnservāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to preserve.
Definitions for cōnservāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
a stronger form of servō, to preserve, conserve, maintain
English derivatives:
conservative conservation
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To save or keep from danger, preserve.
- 2
To keep intact or unharmed, preserve.
- 3
To keep unchanged or undiminished, maintain.
- 4
To act in accordance with, keep to, observe.
Sentences with cōnservāre
Latin to English
Multa bella ōtium nōn cōnservant.Compare Many wars do not preserve peace.
Ōtium bellō saepe nōn cōnservāmus.Compare Often we do not preserve the peace by war.
Civitās nostra lībertātem et iūra cīvium cōnservābat.Compare Our state used to preserve the liberty and rights of the citizens.
Omnia igitur iūra cīvibus magnā cūrā cōnservanda sunt.Compare All rights, therefore, ought to be preserved by the citizens with great care.
Audīvimus quid cīvēs fēcissent ut rem pūblicam cōnservārent.Compare We heard what the citizens had done to preserve the state.
Cum lībertātem lēgēsque cōnservāre vērē vellent, tamen scelera tyrannī diūtissimē ferenda erant.Compare Although they truly wanted to preserve their liberty and laws, nevertheless the crimes of the tyrant had to be endured very long.
Tum vos universus iterum a ego conservo res publica conclamo.Compare Then you all cried out together that the state had been again saved by me.
Ita tres imperator felicitas unus dies locus multus res publica conservo.Compare So by the good fortune of three generals, the republic was in one day saved in several places.
Conjugation table for cōnservāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| cōnservō cōnservās cōnservat cōnservāmus cōnservātis cōnservant | cōnservābam cōnservābās cōnservābat cōnservābāmus cōnservābātis cōnservābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cōnservāvī cōnservāvistī cōnservāvit cōnservāvimus cōnservāvistis cōnservāvērunt / cōnservāvēre | cōnservāveram cōnservāverās cōnservāverat cōnservāverāmus cōnservāverātis cōnservāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cōnservābō cōnservābis cōnservābit cōnservābimus cōnservābitis cōnservābunt | cōnservāverō cōnservāveris cōnservāverit cōnservāverimus cōnservāveritis cōnservāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| cōnservem cōnservēs cōnservet cōnservēmus cōnservētis cōnservent | cōnservārem cōnservārēs cōnservāret cōnservārēmus cōnservārētis cōnservārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cōnservāverim cōnservāveris cōnservāverit cōnservāverimus cōnservāveritis cōnservāverint | cōnservāvissem cōnservāvissēs cōnservāvisset cōnservāvissēmus cōnservāvissētis cōnservāvissent |
Infinitive present cōnservāre Infinitive perfect cōnservāvisse Infinitive future cōnservātūrum esse | Imperative present cōnservā cōnservāte Imperative future cōnservātō cōnservātō cōnservātōte cōnservantō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| cōnservor cōnservāris cōnservātur cōnservāmur cōnservāminī cōnservantur | cōnservābar cōnservābāris / cōnservābāre cōnservābātur cōnservābāmur cōnservābāminī cōnservābantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cōnservātus sum cōnservātus es cōnservātus est cōnservātī sumus cōnservātī estis cōnservātī sunt | cōnservātus eram cōnservātus erās cōnservātus erat cōnservātī erāmus cōnservātī erātis cōnservātī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cōnservābor cōnservāberis / cōnservābere cōnservābitur cōnservābimur cōnservābiminī cōnservābuntur | cōnservātus erō cōnservātus eris cōnservātus erit cōnservātī erimus cōnservātī eritis cōnservātī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| cōnserver cōnservēris / cōnservēre cōnservētur cōnservēmur cōnservēminī cōnserventur | cōnservārer cōnservārēris / cōnservārēre cōnservārētur cōnservārēmur cōnservārēminī cōnservārentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cōnservātus sim cōnservātus sīs cōnservātus sit cōnservātī sīmus cōnservātī sītis cōnservātī sint | cōnservātus essem cōnservātus essēs cōnservātus esset cōnservātī essēmus cōnservātī essētis cōnservātī essent |
Infinitive present cōnservārī Infinitive perfect cōnservātum esse Infinitive future cōnservātum īrī | Imperative present cōnservāre cōnservāminī Imperative future cōnservātor cōnservātor - cōnservāntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | cōnservāns | cōnservantēs |
| Gen. | cōnservantis | cōnservantium |
| Dat. | cōnservantī | cōnservantibus |
| Acc. | cōnservantem | cōnservantēs |
| Abl. | cōnservante | cōnservantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | cōnservātūrus | cōnservātūrī |
| Gen. | cōnservātūrī | cōnservātūrōrum |
| Dat. | cōnservātūrō | cōnservātūrīs |
| Acc. | cōnservātūrum | cōnservātūrōs |
| Abl. | cōnservātūrō | cōnservātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | cōnservātus | cōnservātī |
| Gen. | cōnservātī | cōnservātōrum |
| Dat. | cōnservātō | cōnservātīs |
| Acc. | cōnservātum | cōnservātōs |
| Abl. | cōnservātō | cōnservātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | cōnservandus | cōnservandī |
| Gen. | cōnservandī | cōnservandōrum |
| Dat. | cōnservandō | cōnservandīs |
| Acc. | cōnservandum | cōnservandōs |
| Abl. | cōnservandō | cōnservandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | cōnservāre | cōnservātum |
| Gen. | cōnservandī | cōnservātū |
| Dat. | cōnservandō | |
| Acc. | cōnservandum | |
| Abl. | cōnservandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 6.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 414.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "cōnservō, cōnservāre, cōnservāvī, cōnservātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/conservo-conservare-conservavi-conservatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6.cōnservō, cōnservāre, cōnservāvī, cōnservātum on page 6
